Cop jailed for Miller beating
Toronto cop convicted in Dafonte Miller beating sentenced to 9 months in jail BY NICOLE THOMPSON AND PAOLA LORIGGIO THE CANADIAN PRESS POSTED NOV 4, 2020 Michael Theriault arrives at the…
Browne: Abdi trial shows white privilege
Abdi trial verdict shows benefit of the doubt is the ultimate white privilege By Robin Browne October 21, 2020 On Tuesday, Oct. 20, Justice Robert Kelly cleared Ottawa Police Service Constable…
Rift in Community Equity Council
Community members resign from police equity council amid public rift The rift in the council comes after the Oct. 20 acquittal of Const. Daniel Montsion in the death of Abdirahman…
Rev Ekong: Lord – Fear Not!
Fear-the Poison of Shame “ For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.” (2 Timothy 1:7 KJV). Fear…
Bob Dawson: Leading for change in NHL
Leading for Change: The NHLCA and The BIPOC Coaches Program by Bob Dawson November 10, 2020 – When the NHL was formed in 1917, the face of the League was…
Obama’s “Promised Land”
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Barack Obama’s “A Promised Land” By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A PROMISED LANDBy Barack Obama Barack Obama is as fine a writer as they come. It is not merely…
Rhodes scholars: Fasegha and Jama
U of T grad, current student named Rhodes Scholars U of T’s Jeffrey Fasegha and Ikran Jama are among 11 Canadians to receive a Rhodes Scholarship to study at the…
Tribute to Third World Players Part 2
Third World Players Part 2 by Joanne Robinson Various members of the community participated in performances by the TWP. Some of these members are: (This list is alphabetical not by…
Black community wants answers in youth death
Ottawa’s Black community calls for answers in death of Anthony Aust following police raid October 19, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario – Representatives of Ottawa’s Black communities send condolences…
Adichie: Nigeria murders its citizens
Under President Muhammadu Buhari, there is a sense that the country could burn to the ground. By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Oct. 21, 2020 LAGOS, Nigeria — For years, the name SARS hung…