Black History Month in Nunavut
Nunavut Black History Society hosts events to commemorate Black History Month by Stephanie Bernard, Vice President, Nunavut Black History Society The Black History Month School Tour itinerary…
African communities celebrate Black History Month
African Canadian Association of Ottawa hosts Black History Month celebration Participants rock to the rhythmic drumming of Hamid Ayoub Photo copyright Black Ottawa Scene Saturday 10 February Over a hundred…
Photo gallery: The best fashion from Dance Africa: punks, sailors and Afro quiffs
By Adreinne Waheed | Photography by Adreinne Waheed June 02, 2017 Dance Africa is a cultural festival that has been running in Brooklyn for four decades. It is said to…
“Writing While Black”
Workshop brings out best in Ottawa’s Black writers Saturday 25 November, 2017 About 20 people of various ages were at the Origin Arts and Community Centre on Lyndale Avenue…
Bishop Jacob Afolabi: The Good Word
“LIGHT, LIFE AND LOVE” by Bishop Jacob Afolabi In Him was life, and the life was the light of men…. That was the true Light which gives light to every…
Patricia Harewood: My New Year’s Resolution
My NEW YEAR’s RESOLUTION is RECONCILIATION by Patricia Harewood On December 4th, as I began to think about preparing for the holiday season, I moderated a conversation about…
Awards for Ken Campbell and Joanne Robinson
Ken Campbell and Joanne Robinson honoured at Martin Luther King Jnr Day celebrations Monday 15 January About 100 Ottawa residents braved the bitterly cold minus 33 degree…
Ewart Walters: The Black Agenda
Beyond Multiculturalism – Putting the Black Agenda on the National Radar Keynote address by Ewart Walters at the Martin Luther King Jr DreamKeepers Ceremony January 15, 2018 In September 2016,…
“The Awakening” forum
“The Awakening” forum brings together Somali Youth leaders by Hassan Souleiman Saturday January 13th 2018 marked the 7th annual awakening conference where the theme this year was: ‘‘Agents of Change:…
MacAndrew Clarke:2018 Ontario and Quebec elections
Ahead of the 2018 Ontario and Quebec provincial elections By MacAndrew Clarke The year ahead in federal and provincial politics will be important for Black communities in the Ottawa/Gatineau region….