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…
Racially Visible Action Committee forum highlights barriers faced by minority groups in Public Service
by MacAndrew Clarke 2016 PSAC NCR Conference for Racially Visible PSAC Members in the National Capital Region On Saturday, November 6th, the Racially Visible Action Committee (RVAC) of the Public Service…
Freed journalist Mohamed Fahmy speaks of detention in Egypt
Mohamed Fahmy Photo credit: Sarah Onyango Egyptian journalist Fahmy speaks in Ottawa Mohamed Fahmy wants his Egyptian citizenship restored. “I want by my Egyptian citizenship back,” the 41-year-old journalist said…
Ottawa artist Hamid Ayoub hosts solo exhibit at Shenkman Arts Centre
October 20 to November 22, 2016 Shenkman Arts Centre located at Orlean’s Centrum Boulevard was a hive of activity as artist Hamid Ayoub, hosted a month-long special solo exhibition of his…
Rev. Paul Nwaeze: Canonization – The road to becoming a saint
BECOMING A SAINT by Rev.Fr. Paul Nwaeze In Catholic tradition, November 1 each year is observed as “All Saints’ Day”. It is a solemn, holy day in which the Church…