Is Sloly the last Black Ottawa Police chief?
Peter Sloly was the first only and most likely last Black Police Chief of the Ottawa Police Service by Ketcia Peters Until a couple of months ago, Ottawa had a…
Black psychologists treat racism trauma
The Mental Health for Everyone Project seeks to understand the impact of racial discrimination on the lives and health of racialized people, improve the mental health resources available for them,…
Black Mental Health Week 1-7 March
Monday 28 February 2022 City of Ottawa Proclaims March 1st to March 7th as Black Mental Health WeekMarch 1, 2022 (Ottawa)—While Canadians are beginning to talk more about mental health…
Ifeoma Chinwuba: The Promise
Book Review by Ifeoma Chinwuba The Promise, Damon Galgut, Europa , 2021, 269 pages. If I, or any other author had written The Promise, I bet an editor would have…
Titilope Sonuga: Arrival
JAN. 24, 2022 ARRIVAL A poem by Titilope Sonuga Introduction by Lucius Dechausay In 1998, when a young Titilope Sonuga arrived in Edmonton with her Nigerian family, the weather felt like “the…
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…