Young Toronto students create Black Girls Magazine
‘It’s for us to reach out to other black girls and to inspire other girls’ By Lakshine Sathiyanathan, CBC News Posted: Jan 12, 2017 Annette Bazira-Okafor (far right) with the young…
Ahmed Hussen appointed Canada’s Immigration Minister
Somali-Canadians celebrate Hussen’s appointment as immigration minister By Michelle Cheung, CBC News Posted: Jan 11, 2017 Canada’s first Somali-born MP is the new Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister. Ahmed Hussen takes…
Jocelyn Constant: Happy 150th Canada! But where do we fit in?
Happy 150th Canada! I would use this opportunity to thank the Ottawa Mayor, Jim Watson for his passion and dedication to the City of Ottawa. Making Ottawa the…
Maya Basudde: Have You Seen My Melanin?
Have You Seen My Melanin? by Maya “MayaSpoken” Basudde Have you seen my melanin? It’s what makes the darkness in my skin, I would not be this beautiful chocolate shade without…
Margaret Best receives life-time award in honour of Martin Luther King Jr
JANUARY 16, 2017 Ottawa City Hall on Laurier Avenue was jam-packed with people who had come to celebrate the 2017 Martin Luther King Jnr Day. The annual celebration in…
MacAndrew Clarke weds Sandrine Umunoza
Saturday, September 17, 2016 MacAndrew Clarke and Sandrine Umunoza tied the knot at St-Aloysius Church, 300 Rue Abbe Murray, Gatineau. The officiating clergy were Rev. Father Albanus Ogowuihe and Abbé Raphael…
Sophia Jacob wins Faces magazine award
27 January Annual People’s Choice Awards celebrates excellence in business, sports, professional and social services Each year Faces Magazine, an Ottawa magazine publication puts on its own unique version of…
Model Deddeh Howard sends diversity message by recreating famous photo shoots
Model Deddeh Howard has found a powerful way of highlighting the lack of diversity in her industry. She’s recreated famous models’ photo shoots from recent advertising campaigns by putting herself…
Maya Annik Bedward receives CBC 2016 Business of Broadcasting Mentorship award
2016 WIFT-T CBC Business of Broadcasting Mentorship Recipient: Maya Annik Bedward TORONTO, November 21, 2016 – Women in Film & Television – Toronto (WIFT-T) is pleased to announce Maya Annik…
Ontario Anti-racism consultation comes to Ottawa
Tackle racism with school changes, provincial task force told in Ottawa Saturday’s stop in Ottawa was the last of a 10-city consultation tour to craft an anti-racism plan By Andrew Foote,…