Health seminar address serious health risks for persons of colour
Saturday 27 May, 2017 Overbrook Community Center by Toni Francis After months of collaboration and planning, navigating changes in dates and location, 10 Afro-Caribbean organizations/Associations hosted the 2017 Health &…
Imelda Basudde – St. Patrick’s High School, Ottawa
Imelda Basudde graduated from St Patrick’s High School in June. She will be enrolling at Carleton University, Ottawa, in September, in the Bachelor of Arts degree program, with a minor…
Community Kicks – a healthy blend of soccer and multicultural entertainment
Saturday 29 July Lansdown Park TD Place was the scene of the city’s first ever Community Kicks festival, an exciting blend of recreational soccer competition, coupled with entertainment from Ottawa’s…
Ewart Walters: Blacks at Canada’s 150th year
Blacks at Canada’s 150th Year By Ewart Walters The federation of former British colonies Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, came into being on July 1, 1867 with the semi-independent…
Nigerian monarchs promote investments and trade relations with Canada
Thursday 13 July Gatineau’s palatial Museum of History was a fitting locale for a once-in-a-life-time event for the national capital’s Nigerian community when they welcomed six top members of the…
Sudanese community raises funds to fight starvation
Saturday 22 July About two hundred friends and families of the Sudanese and South Sudanese communities gathered on Saturday at the Jim Durell Community Centre on Walkley Road, to raise…
Bishop Jacob Afolabi: The Good Word – Christ in Crisis
All photos copyright Black Ottawa Scene THE GOOD WORD — CHRIST IN CRISIS by Bishop Jacob Afolabi Christ’s responses in times of crisis revealed that He is Lord, even…
Femi Joelle Dadjo: Ecole Beatrice Desloges, Orleans, Ottawa
Congratulations to Femi Joelle Dadjo on her graduation from Ecole Beatrice Desloges in Orleans, Ottawa. [Show as slideshow] Photo credit: Pierre Dadjo (father)
Dr. Helen Ofosu: Workplace Boundaries … 5 Steps To Help You Stay In Your Lane
by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Jun 24, 2017 “We can trust ourselves to know when our boundaries are being violated” – Melody Beattie When the professional turns personal The other day I turned…
Faces at Canada 150 on Parliament Hill
1 July 2017 Parliament Hill in Ottawa was awash in a sea of red as the people of Ottawa welcomed thousands of visitors for Canada’s 150th anniversary celebration. Black…