US Embassy “North Is Freedom” exhibition commemorates Black History Month
by Sarah Onyango On February 2, 2017, at the International Pavillion, on Sussex Drive, the U.S. embassy in Ottawa held a special reception and panel discussion highlighting the exhibition “North...
Rosemary Sadlier – Black history should be more than a month long
Rosemary Sadlier Photo/COURTESY Etobicoke Guardian Former Ontario Black History Society president of the Rosemary Sadlier feels it is important to dedicate a time to focus on Black history. By...
Dr. Helen Ofosu: Life In The Time Of Ageism – Losing your job as you approach your golden years
Life In The Time Of Ageism by Dr. Helen Ofosu | What Just Happened? It has happened, the unthinkable … you at the age of what was assumed to be...
Michael Arthur: The 2016 Ottawa Real Estate Market- Year-In-Review
The World’s Largest Skating Rink, The Rideau Canal, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The 2016 Ottawa Real Estate Market — Year-In-Review What a remarkable, record-breaking year for the Ottawa real estate market in 2016! Here...
In memory of Larry McLarty, Toronto’s first Black Canadian Police Officer
Larry McLarty seen at a Black History Month event at police headquarters, in 2014. Photo courtesy of Toronto Police Service. Larry McLarty, Toronto’s First African Canadian Police Officer, Charted Pathway...
Septembre Anderson: Canada doesn’t deserve a black woman on its money
Viola Desmond, featured on a commemorative stamp in 2012. Her face will grace $10 bills in Canada, starting in 2018. (Canada Post/Canadian Press) Canada has a long way to go...
Robin Browne: The unknown business side of civil rights activist Viola Desmond
It may be all about the Benjamins in the US but, starting in 2018 in Canada, it will all about the Violas. Viola Desmond, an African-Nova Scotian businesswoman who...
In memory of Anita Dorothy Harris aged 100
HARRIS, Anita Dorothy (nee Swaby) Passed away on November 23, 2016 at 100 years old. She was the daughter of the late Luther Swaby and the...
Canadian Black activists past and present talk about the fight against racism
From Black Action Defense to Black Lives Matter TO: decades apart but demands are the same Black activists from 30 years ago and the present say not much has changed...
Dr. Helen Ofosu: Waiting On The World To Change
Waiting On The World To Change by Dr. Helen Ofosu | Nov 15, 2016 | Right now, America is experiencing a stand-off between those who refuse to accept change, and...