Rev Ekong: Persistence is God’s gift
by Rev Bassey Ekong The Power of Persistence You must realize that obstacles are going to come against you and your vision. Even though God gave the vision, that doesn’t…
Ofosu: What is “Quiet Quitting”?
What exactly is “Quiet Quitting”? by Dr. Helen Ofosu The term “quiet quitting” seems to dominate social media in recent days. TikTok for instance has over 90 million videos tagged…
Katto, Refugee Services Coordinator
by David Tulloch Monday 19 December 2022 Doreen Katto was born and raised in Uganda, Eastern Africa. She is one of eight children, born to parents who were both teachers….
Sharpe: UN African forum
UN Forum on people of African descent in Geneva by Richard Sharpe 19 December 2022 It was an honour to speak as a member of the Canadian Civil Society delegation…
World Multicultural festival 2022
NOVEMBER 27, 2022 A Celebration of Diversity and Inclusion in Ottawa by Joy Osiagwu The World Multicultural Festival 2022 was a positive representation of Canada’s multicultural landscape. Canadians from various…
Gilles Tchianga’s dream comes true
by Étienne Lajoie November 21, 2022 In October, Toronton-born entrepreneur Gilles Tchianga left the CBC showDragon’s Den with a prize pool of $600,000… and a thought for all those who had not…
“Sloly a convenient scapegoat”
by AKWASI OWUSU-BEMPAH AND ALAN BROADBENT NOVEMBER 7, 2022 Peter Sloly has been made into a convenient scapegoat Much of the testimony to date at the Public Order Emergency Commission has tried to assign…
Alexander residence at McMaster
McMaster University is naming its new student residence after Lincoln Alexander, a role model for his trailblazing leadership, passion for education and advocacy for equity, diversity and inclusion. McMaster names…
Rev Ekong: May the Lord bless and keep you
May the Lord bless and keep you by Rev Bassey Ekong 1 Kings 18:41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound…
King re-elected to Municipal Council
Monday 24 October 2022 Rideau-Rockcliffe councillor re-elected with 80% of votes cast Ottawa’s first and only Black councillor, Rawlson King was handily re-elected with 80% of the vote in his…