2015 Planet Africa Awards Gala a great success
Toronto, Canada, October 26th, 2015. The 2015 Planet Africa Awards gala, with the theme, “Together We Soar”, was a great success.Recipients and guests came from across Canada, the United Kingdom,...
YM-YWCA celebrates Canadian citizenship week
Wednesday 14 October 2015 Scores of immigrants and new Canadians were at the YM-YWCA on Argyle Avenue as the Newcomer Information Centre held its annual Canadian citizenship week celebration. The event acknowledges the contribution...
Liberal Ahmed Hussen: First Somali-Canadian MP – wins York South-Weston
Liberal Ahmed Hussen has become the first Somali-Canadian Member of Parliament, winning the riding of York South-Weston at the 19 October Federal election. A lawyer and social activist, Ahmed Hussen...
South African becomes first woman in Africa to command a navy vessel
Source: New York Times Lieutenant Commander Zimasa Mabela became the first African woman to take command of a navy vessel this week, taking the helm of the SAS Umhloti....
Hera Mission hosts golf fund-raiser for rural Kenyan women
Saturday 25 September, 2015 by Peggy Taillon It was a beautiful cool overcast fall day when 90 golfers took to the Pine View Golf Club course for HERA...
Nigerians in Ottawa celebrate 55th Independence anniversary
Thursday 1 October, 2015 Nigerians in Canada’s national capital, celebrated their country’s 55th Independence anniversary with a number of events. The week started with the raising of its national flag at...
Ililli Ahmed: Three Things You Won’t Learn about Black People from Mainstream Media
by Ililli Ahmed We are Human This may sound funny, and some people reading this might be thinking, “Well of course they’re human! We all are!” Here’s the thing:...
Kika Otiono: If I had the power to change the world
By Kika Otiono, Youth Editor If I had the power to change the world, peace would reign. Illness, crime, and poverty would cease to exist. Every human being would live...
Annette Ejiofor: Stopping The Cycle Of Violence Against Women
In September of this year, in a city just outside of Ottawa, the bodies of Carol Culleton, 66, Anastasia Kuzyk, 36, and Nathalie Warmerdam, 48, were found at separate locations...
Janice Gourgues Walz: Refugees’ Plight in Ottawa
by Janice Gourgues Walz With 59.5 million people displaced in 2014 alone, the refugee crisis is heightened. Refugees from the Middle East and Africa are leaving due to war, persecution,...