African athletes shine at 2016 Ottawa Race Weekend
Saturday 28 May & Sunday 29 May The fact the city is nicknamed Hottawa didn’t stop close to 47,000 people from running in this year’s annual Ottawa Race Weekend. Ethiopia’s Dino Sefir ran the…
Ambassador Ojo Maduekwe, former Nigerian High Commissioner to Canada
Late Ambassador Chief Ojo Maduekwe With shock and sadness we announce the death of our Ambassador Ojo Maduekwe tonight in Abuja at 7pm. after returning to Nigeria from the U.S….
Professor Etowa named among 2016 Top 25 Canadian immigrants
Josephine Etowa Photo by Jessica Deeks Josephine Etowa remembers being discharged from the hospital after her daughter, Ntami Enang, was born in Canada and was pleasantly surprised to…
Austin Clarke, author of “The Polished Hoe”, dead at 81
Late Austin Clarke 26 June 2016 Austin Clarke died on Sunday, June 26, at the age of 81. Clarke was born in St. James, Barbados, on July 26, 1934. He…
Parliamentary Poet, George Elliott Clarke, speaks at Cathedral Arts Dinner Lecture Series
by MacAndrew Clarke On Monday, June 6, 2016, Canada’s Parliamentary Poet George Elliott Clarke, was the guest speaker at this year’s Cathedral Arts Dinner Lecture series which was held…
Ililli Ahmed: The importance of intersectional feminism
by Ililli Ahmed There’s no doubting it- feminism is vital. And although feminism is supposed to be completely inclusive, it is rather easy to see that it needs more acceptance:…
Dr. Helen Ofosu: Workplace Bullying – A Hidden Problem
Person Having Very Bad Time Bullying on the school yard has been deemed unacceptable. Many schools and school boards have implemented zero tolerance policies. It’s great that someone’s now looking…
Kadidia Coulibaly: One in a million
One in a million by Kadidia Coulibaly And boy I gotta watch my back, Cause I’m not just anybody. And as arrogant as that might sound, I know you know…
Leading Women Building Community awards for exceptional community leaders
[Show as slideshow] Saturday April 30 Three Black community leaders were among nineteen exceptional women and girls honoured by the government of Ontario, at the 2016 Leading Women Leading…
Annette Ejiofor: Black women and the movement for change
Associate Editor Although placed in the second tier on the hierarchy, Black women are the key individuals in the movement for change. Whether it be Black Lives Matter or the…