Minister asks Trustee Blackburn to resign
Education mister Stephen Lecce says Donna Blackburn’s actions were ‘shameful’ and ‘racist’ CBC News · Jul 08, 2020 Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce is calling on an Ottawa school trustee who confronted a…
Ifeoma Chinwuba: The White Masai
BOOK REVIEW: THE WHITE MASAI, Corinne Hofmann, Amistad, © 1998 by Ifeoma Chinwuba The White Masai, TWM, is a memoir. It begins, in medias res, when Corinne and her boyfriend,…
Dominique Peart: St Mark’s Catholic High School
Name is Dominique PeartGraduate from St Mark’s Catholic High School. Dominique is a special, loving young man. He was originally diagnosed with Noonan Syndrome. ??. He wasn’t expected to walk,…
Sidney Anthony: Carleton University
Thank you for the opportunity to celebrate my niece’s success in your publication. Name of graduate: Sidney Anthony Sidney Anthony has graduated from Carleton University with a Bachelor of Global…
Dr. Ofosu: Were you denied promotion?
by Dr. Helen Ofosu With systemic racism regularly making the headlines in recent weeks, it is a reminder that visible minorities become even less visible as one climbs up the…
Community Builder award for Gwen Madiba
Gwen Madiba ML Friday 19 June 2020 On Juneteenth I received the 2020 @unitedwayeo Community Builder Award – COVID19 Heroes Édition plaque. Receiving it on this special day is a…
Ewart Walters: The Power of One
Anti-Black Racism and the Power of One By Ewart Walters The world suddenly woke to the deadly systemic anti-Black racism virus that has bedevilled Black people in America for more…
No apology for assault by by-law officer?
Adam: An Ottawa bylaw officer assaulted a citizen. Where’s the apology? Mohammed Adam Jun 19, 2020 Mayor Jim Watson has ordered a “full review” of the incident involving a city…
Solidarity march for Abdirahman
Abdi died following violent altercation with police in 2016 Natalia Goodwin · CBC News Jun 20, 2020 Hundreds descended on the streets of downtown Ottawa Saturday in the second anti-racism rally in…
Remembering Abel Mengistab
‘He was a gift of God’: Ottawa community mourns death of a young leader, role model by Bruce Deachman Jun 24, 2020 Abel Mengistab was, at just 20, a dynamic…