Stephen Lewis Foundation “Ask Her Talks” at Carleton University
by Annette Ejiofor On the 28th of May 2015, at the Kailash Mital Theatre at Carleton University, Ottawa was graced with the presence of powerful, dignified, innovative, inspirational, and intelligent...
Black Canadian Scholarship Fund walk-a-thon fund-raiser
Saturday 6 June 2015 Black Canadian Scholarship Fund kicked off its annual fund-raising program for 2015 with a walk-a-thon at the Experimental Farm last Saturday. Over fifty volunteers and supporters traversed...
Health professionals rally at Parliament Hill to protest refugee health cuts
Monday 15 June On April 25th, 2012, the federal government announced a series of sweeping changes to the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), which provides health insurance for refugees...
Black residents win Welcoming Ottawa Ambassador awards
Sources: Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership & CBC News Photo credits: OLIP & J. David Andrews Monday 22 June 2015 Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW) is an annual week-long series of events to...
Multiculturalism Day at Vincent Massey park
Saturday 27 June Vincent Massey park in Ottawa’s west end was awash with a sea of revelers at the first Multiculturalism Day jointly sponsored by Somerset West Community Health Centre...
Nigerian Canadian Association makes submission on Boko Haram to House of Commons
Source: NCAO The Nigerian Canadian Association Ottawa was invited Tuesday May 6, 2015 by the House of Commons All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Other Crimes against Humanity, chaired...
John Akpata and Anthony Bansfield honoured at VerseFest poetry festival
by Sarah Onyango The fifth annual VERSeFest Ottawa poetry festival was held from March 24 to 30, 2015, at various venues across the Nation’s Capital. Some 63 of the world’s...
Fathers’ Day tribute: Bashir Agoro
by Shola and Moji Agoro When I think about our dad … it brings a smile to my face. He is that person that makes you feel safe, that...
Andy Kusi-Appiah: The 2015 Women’s World Cup soccer is here in Canada
“The 2015 Women’s World Cup of Football (soccer) is here in our backyard (Ottawa), and we are well represented!” by Andy Kusi-Appiah It is an honour to have the world cup...
Faces at the Black History Ottawa SOCCA Teatime event
3 May 2015 The Masonic Centre on Walkley Road was filled to capacity on Sunday as dozens of Ottawa’s diverse communities attended the annual Teatime Party with a Caribbean...