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…
Police officer blinded black man
Toronto officer guilty of assault after blinding black man 27 June 2020 An off-duty Toronto police officer has been convicted of assault after blinding a black man in an attack…
Robin Browne: Defund the police
Defund the police (but give the Chief a raise) by Robin Browne As I marched through the streets of Ottawa with hundreds of others on June 20, I said to…
Dr Oriuwa: Medical School valedictorian
by Kirti Vyas The first Black woman to be chosen sole valedictorian of the University of Toronto’s medical school addressed her graduating cohort of 2020 today. When Chika Oriuwa first started her medical journey…
Sisi Akhigbe: Supporting Black Lives Matter
By Sisi Akhigbe My name is Sisi Akhigbe, I am a passionate, young black woman with a drive to see change in my community. On June 1, 2020 this drive…
Kusi-Appiah: What is systemic racism?
“Systemic racism is not about individual attitudes, it is about the system.” A. Kusi-Appiah, QE scholar, 2019/2020 “I don’t care about whether you have hate in your heart or how…