Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu – South Africa’s rebellious priest Saturday, 25 December 2021 Desmond Tutu was the smiling South African archbishop whose irrepressible personality won him, friends and admirers, around the world….
Simon, first black Councillor in Repentigny
Joubert Simon, first elected black in Repentigny November 15, 2021 The demographic landscape of Repentigny has changed for a long time, but this diversity was poorly reflected at town hall,…
CPO award for Gwen Madiba
November 8. 2021 Outstanding Achievement Award – Gwen Madiba & Hanns Peter PrincivilGwen Madiba and Hanns Peter Princivil work tirelessly to improve living conditions for homeless Black families. During the…
Blind teen produces video with TikTok
How a Pickering teen with a rare eye disease is using TikTok to flip the script on visual impairment Adam Brown hopes to show people what living with retinitis pigmentosa…
Dahabo named Woman of the Year
Women of the Year 2021: BlackNorth Initiative’s Dahabo Ahmed-Omer is Building a More Inclusive Corporate Canada Bay Street Bull Staff From Olympic athletes and tech startup founders to social impact…
CPO award for Ikram Jama
Ottawa’s 2021 Crime Prevention Ottawa Award Winners Announced November 8, 2021 (Ottawa) — Crime Prevention Ottawa is pleased to announce the winners of the 13th annual Crime Prevention Ottawa Awards….
Yasir Naqvi: Holidays is a time of giving
By Yasir Naqvi MP Ottawa Centre I am thrilled to be submitting my first column this month as your new MP for Ottawa Centre. First and foremost, I’d like to…
Katahwa elected mayor Côte-Des-Neiges
Gracia Kasoki Katahwa wins nail-biter in Côte-Des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-De-Grâce Verity Stevenson · CBC News · November 8, 2021 Gracia Kasoki Katahwa of Projet Montréal went to sleep Sunday night uncertain of her political future. CBC/Radio-Canada…
Black women win Montreal Council seats
Dominique Ollivier leads the way as Black women blaze trail to Montreal’s city hall Antoni Nerestant · CBC News · Posted: Nov 10, 2021 Four Black women are set to make their debuts on…
Kanu named CFO of the year
Vanessa Kanu honoured by Ottawa Board of Trade and Ottawa Business Journal By David Sali The Ottawa-based finance executive who orchestrated the largest tech IPO in TSX history has been…