Isobel Granger leads Ottawa Police Task Force on Race Relations
The Ottawa Police Service – Outreach Liaison Team The Outreach Liaison Team (OLT) is a 5 member OPS team led by S/Sgt Isobel Anderson. It is an extension of the…
Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard appointed member of Canada’s Senate
Dr. Wanda Thomas Bernard PhD, C.M., O.N.S. Photo credit: Dalhousie News 27 October 2016 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of nine new independent senators Thursday, further bolstering the number…
Obijiofor Aginam: Africa’s Development – The Paradox of Continental Integration and Closed Borders
Africa’s Development: The Paradox of Continental Integration and Closed Borders By: Obijiofor Aginam, Ph.D The Crux of the Argument The decolonization of most of Africa which largely occurred…
TJPoet Sally Alaya: Greater Being
GREATER BEING: BY TJPOET SALLY ALAYA by TJPoet Sally Alaya Why do women need to be seen feeble? To be seen with thwarted dreams of dwarf seagull? To be seen…
Community profile: Saint Lucia-Ottawa Association
by Toni Francis MANDATE: “To promote, support and facilitate the attainment of goals and objectives of St. Lucians, their descendants and friends of St. Lucia in the National Capital Region.”…
Jamaal Rogers Receives the Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award
Jamaal Rogers Receives the Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award Toronto, September 13, 2016 Jamaal Rogers is the 2016 recipient of the $7,500 Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award. The…
International Humanitarian Fashion Week rocks Parliament Hill
by Sarah Onyango Spectacular haute couture by designers spanning the globe, exhilarating dance and musical performances, an outstanding MC….the inaugural International Humanitarian Fashion Week on Parliament hill (Sept. 10) was…
Dr. Helen Ofosu: Right-Placement – An Alternative To Outplacement
Outplacement – The Basics If you’ve seen movies like The Company Men (2010, starring Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, and Tommy Lee Jones) or you’re up on human resources (HR) services…
Sulaimon Giwa: Policing, anti-Black racism, and the politics of White victimhood
by Sulaimon Giwa In the aftermath of Abdirahman Abdi’s death at the hands of White members of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS), a new narrative is beginning to emerge in…
Author Lawrence Hill receives Order of Canada
September 23, 2016 Gov. Gen. David Johnston presided over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall today as 46 distinguished Canadians joined or were promoted up the ranks. The honorees…