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Mia Weekes.   Congratulations Mia Weekes ! We a very proud of you and on to the next chapter! @ Immaculata High School Suzette Small-Weekes (mom) ****************************************************************************************** Natasha Ozioma Onyeaju    …

Wednesday 27 June Ottawa’s leading community leader, activist and philanthropist June Girvan received yet another accolade today when she was conferred with the Ottawa City Builder award by Mayor Jim…

  Lessons in Allyship: Black History Ottawa and YLAC’s successful SMART START summit 12 & 13 May by Ililli Ahmed  Established in 2016, the Young Leaders Advisory Council (YLAC) was…

Saturday 7 April Natalie Domey is a young woman whose name always brings a smile to the faces of those who know her. Recipient of the 2018 Ontario Leading Women…

  Officials and community leaders assess how the city is tackling anti-Black racism   Wednesday 21 March Council chambers at Ottawa’s City Hall was packed to the rafters at a…

Newcomer Information Centre hosts Black History Month celebration of Black women Saturday 17 February Ottawa’s Newcomer Information Centre celebrated the 2018 Black History Month with the theme: Celebrating Black women’s achievements…

Saturday 27 January Ottawa’s Colonel By Secondary School has a habit of producing a crop of outstanding Black student leaders. This year was no exception as one of their students, …

  12. 15 & 16 December 2017 Black History Ottawa (BHO) made its own history in December when it organised and hosted three events commemorating the contribution of people of…

Saturday 4 November Some one hundred people were at the Chinese Alliance Church hall on Eccles Street to support the annual fund-raiser to fund scholarships for vulnerable children in Tanzania. …

  Saturday 21 October Among all the Black community leaders in the national capital, Toni Francis, President of the St. Lucia Ottawa Community Association, stands out, for her dedication to the…