Dr. Helen Ofosu: Career Options For Professionals And Aspiring Professionals
By Dr. Helen Ofosu Recently, I’ve discussed some of the career-related challenges facing professionals and aspiring professionals. I’ve shared blog posts on career coaching for professionals and the pros and cons of buying a…
Abdul-Aziz Garuba Jr: Wedding photo gallery
I am a lifestyle photographer, passionate about capturing precious moments and ensuring treasured memories last for a lifetime. Through the lens, I expose and highlight both inward and outward beauty, and portray the…
Diomaunde Maou wins Welcoming Ottawa award
Diomande Maoua, a health care worker, originally from Ivory Coast who arrived in Canada in 2001, was one of the recipients of the 2016 Welcoming Ottawa award. She was nominated by Muhammad…
Kika Otiono: This Needs to End: The Endless, Emotional Toll of Discrimination
by Kika Otiono Within my heart, a hurricane emerges. It is violent—it crashes against my ribs, steals my breath, and floods my lungs in its rage. I am helpless to…
Annette Ejiofor: Words on the movement of my life
words on the movement of my life by Annette Ejiofor, Associate Editorblack lives matter is the movement for my life.though i walk, bruised, brutalized, an attempt to be blind,…
David Oladejo: Why you should do your research or shut-up before attacking #BLM
by David Oladejo There is absolutely nothing wrong with being uneducated about a certain subject. In our everyday lives, information is being passed around the world at a spectacular rate…
Rudi Nkem: We are Innocent
We are Innocent by Rudi Nkem How – a simple word but in its own way can be so complex. It can be asked in several different ways and…
Kaneesha Amethsyte: The Ending of Police Brutality
The Ending of Police Brutality by Kaneesha Amethsyte It has been difficult for this generation of young Black Americans and Canadians to witness firsthand the historical context of police brutality…
Titilope Sonuga: Trigger warning
Trigger Warning by Titilope Sonuga Across the World black bodies genuflect on sidewalks to a God that is all brimstone and fire Their chorus a hallelujah of bullets…
Ewart Walters: Black Lives Matter – Throwing light on a sad and painful history
Blacks have “No rights which the white man is bound to respect.” – US Supreme Court by Ewart Walters Ottawa, July 17 – By law and Constitution, convention and practice,…