“An Immigrant’s Tale” captivates Ottawa audience
Saturday 25 November Over a hundred spectators were at the Woodroffe High School auditorium on Georgina Drive to watch: “An Immigrants Tale”, an enchanting and captivating story of a…
New Nigerian High Commissioner welcomed at reception
Saturday 25 November The Nigerian community in Ottawa turned out in large numbers at a special reception at the YM-YWCA centre on Argyle Avenue, to welcome the newly accredited…
MacAndrew Clarke: History Of Black Hockey
by MacAndrew Clarke The perception that hockey is a White sport is so pervasive that many would be surprised at the fact that it was Black people in Nova Scotia…
Stachen Frederick: Reflections on the National Black Canadians summit
Photo source: Toronto Public Library My reflections by Stachen Frederick From December 4 – December 6th , the Michaelle Jean Foundation and its partners hosted the National Black Summit bringing…
JOCA hosts volunteer appreciation day
Saturday 11 November Volunteer-extraordinaire Joanne Robinson was at it again, doing what she does best, assisting and supporting a volunteer engagement event, this time on behalf of the Jamaican Ottawa…
Immigrant Women’s Business Expo showcases innovative entrepreneurs
Panel members Helen Ofosu, Hansdeep Ranger, Praveni Perera and Belinda Kamshuka Photo copyright Black Ottawa Scene Sunday 1 October …
Pat Harewood: Planet Zees : Parenting ABC’s Episode 2 : Some Dads Rock
Planet Zees : Parenting ABC’s Episode 2 : Some Dads Rock By Pat Harewood My Dad rocks. The other day, he told me he played cricket with his friends in the park,…
Uganda Fund-raiser for Boys and Girls Club
Saturday 4 November Jimmy Sebulime is a community leader who leads by example. Growing up in rural Uganda and raised by single mother under the most dire of family circumstances,…
Black veterans honoured on Remembrance Day in Ottawa
By Sarah Onyango Another historic Remembrance Day in the books for our Legacy Voices team! We had the privilege of having Nova Scotian WW1 veteran Jeremiah Jones‘s great-great-grandson, Gunner Adam…
Ayan Jama: December 1 is World AIDS Day
By Ayan Jama HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. The HIV virus makes a person sick by weakening the immune system. If someone is living with HIV, it means they have…