MPP Yasir Naqvi honours Black Ottawa leaders with OC150 award
MPP Yasir Naqvi addresses the award recipients Source: Yasir Naqvi Saturday 2 December Ottawa Centre…
World AIDS Day promotes understanding and compassion
Friday 1 December Under the banner: “It takes courage”, Somerset West Community Health Centre welcomed about forty people from Ottawa’s African, Caribbean and Black communities to its annual forum, commemorating…
Samson Agboegbulem receives Medal of Bravery from Governor-General
Thursday, 23 November Her Excellency the Right Honourable Julie Payette, Governor General of Canada, presented Nigerian-Canadian Samson Agboegbulem and four of his fire-fighter colleagues with Medals of Bravery, at a ceremony at…
Anti-gender violence forum hosted by the Somali Women Circle Network
2 December by Roda Muse The Somali Women’s Circle Network (SWCN) held its annual event around the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence on December 2nd, 2017, at the…
Paul Harris appointed Justice of the Peace
Monday 20 November 2017 Ottawa’s First Black Justice of the Peace by Ewart Walters The Nation’s Capital has got its first Black Justice of the Peace. Ottawa’s Paul Harris was sashed and…
“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…