Onyedum: Give new immigrants a chance
by Akunna Onyedum It’s been a year since I started work at the Canada Revenue Agency – Agence du revenu du Canada as a Taxpayer Services Agent. Oh yes, time flies! 😄…
Camara reaches settlement with Montreal
Wrongfully arrested last winter, PhD student launched $1.2M lawsuit against city CBC News · Posted: Feb 23, 2022 1 Mamadi III Fara Camara, a Black Montrealer student who was wrongfully arrested and detained by…
Peters: Celebrating Black History Month
by Ketcia Peters In February, we celebrate Black History Month! It is well known in our community, isn’t it?. What some may not remember is that this year, 2022, we…
Children’s Stories in Diaspora
Sunday 13 February 2022. As a result of the pandemic restrictions, the annual Black History Month Children’s Stories in the Diaspora was held virtually, under the sponsorship of Gabrielle Pizza….
Ottawa Hospital celebrates Black History Month
This year, we are celebrating Black staff and physicians at The Ottawa Hospital who have made history in their fields, breaking down barriers and laying the groundwork for others to…
Wanda Eloise Robson
Sister of iconic Canadian civil rights advocate Viola Desmond by David Woods February 8, 2022 It is with great sadness I announce the passing of my great friend and storytelling…
Hector Addison: Black Love
BLACK LOVE – A LOVE LIKE NO OTHER by Hector Addison “There has been this unbroken history of struggle for liberation for hundreds of years, but Black people managed to…
Canada Post stamp honours Eleanor Collins
Friday 21 January, 2022 Canada Post honours jazz legend, Eleanor Collins, with stamp Friday, January 21, 2022 Canada’s first lady of jazz one of the first female singers in…
Africa’s week in pictures
Africa’s week in pictures: 17-23 December 2021 23 December 2021 A selection of the best photos from the African continent and beyond. Source: BBC News
Life Achievement award for Floydeen Charles-Fridal
Dreamkeepers celebrate the 2022 Martin Luther King Day Monday 17 January 2022 Ottawa’s DreamKEEPERS hosted the 2022 Martin Luther King Jnr Day celebrations with a virtual event and community award…