Network of Black Business & Professional Women Christmas cocktail
On Sunday, December 14, 2014, The Network of Black Business & Professional Women (Nb2PW) hosted their Fourth Annual Christmas Cocktail Evening, at the Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe under…
Glitz and glamour at Planet Africa awards gala
THE 2014 PLANET AFRICA AWARDS GALA WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS! The Power of Persistence Toronto, Canada. The 2014 Planet Africa Awards, a glittering red carpet affair held at the Grand…
Sombre but defiant Remembrance Day in Ottawa
Kathy Grant, Robert Downey and Sarah Onyango at the Canadian War Memorial on Remembrance Day November 11, 2014 Three weeks after Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was murdered at the National War…
Ottawa Police Youth Advisory Committee wins CPO award for youth engagement
Members of the Youth Advisory Committee proudly pose with their award Monday 3 November 2014. Saeed Ali is a full time student in the Police Foundations program at Algonquin…
Sadia Abdullahi wins CPO Youth Worker award
Monday 3 November 2014 Sadia Abdullahi is a Senior Child and Youth Worker with Lowertown Community Resource Centre. On Monday 3 November at City Hall, Crime Prevention Ottawa honoured…
Abdi Warsame wins CPO Lifetime Achievement award
Monday 3 November 2014 Somali-born Abdirizak Warsame is a long time Multicultural Liaison Officer with the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services, Ottawa’s oldest settlement agency. On Monday 3 November…
Planet Africa award for Yomi Pratt
8 November 2014, Toronto The 2014 Planet Africa Awards, a glittering red carpet affair held at the Grand Victorian Convention Centre in Toronto, on November 8th, was a tremendous…
Egan Edirin Eruotor’s dedication
Sunday 19 October, 2014 On October 19, 2014, Egan Edirin Eruotor was dedicated to God at Life Centre in Orleans. Family and friends came from Toronto, Montreal, and here in…
Stacey-Ann Morris: Fail Fast and Fail Early
Stacey-Ann Morris, Ed. M. was formerly with the Human Rights Commission, and has also been an active volunteer with her local church. While earning a graduate degree at Harvard…
Jephtee Elysee: Heartfelt letter to black youth
Jephtée Elysée graduated with honors in commerce from the University of Ottawa. An advocate for entrepreneurship, she believes that youth should be exposed to entrepreneurship at an early age…