In conversation with Bishop Jacob Afolabi
Bishop Jacob Afolabi On a rather cold and frosty Tuesday morning of 7 January, Black Ottawa Scene arrived at the office of Bishop Jacob Afolabi, situated on a quiet commercial…
Letter from the Editor
As we roll into February, we should by all measures be gearing up for Black History Month, commemorating the contribution of peoples of African descent to Canada’s diverse mosaic….
Former Governor-General Michaelle Jean honoured with Lifetime DreamKeepers’ award
Martin Luther King Junior would have been proud. The 10th anniversary of the annual DreamKeepers Martin Luther King Day celebrations on Monday 20 January, 2014, was a special one, as former…
John Dennison: Celebrating the life of a champion
John G. Dennison : Proud Canadian, indefatigable champion for Canadian black history, culture and achievement DENNISON, John, G. (June 22, 1947 – January 14, 2014) Passed away on Tuesday, January…
Society wedding for NCAO President Victor Wilson and Temitope Ajayi in Lagos
The wedding ceremony between Temitope Adejoke Ajayi and Victor Osas Wilson, which took place on Thursday, December 19th 2013, can best be described as “simply heavenly”. The solemnization was held at…
Nigerian Professional & Business Network honours Mandela
Saturday 21 December 2013, saw over fifty Nigerians and friends of Nigeria gathered at the Sheraton Hotel on Albert Street to pay homage to the late apartheid fighter Nelson Mandela….
In conversation with Abdirazak Karod, Executive Director, Somali Centre
It was an unseasonably warm fall day on 26 November when Black Ottawa Scene sat down with Abdirazak Karod, Executive Director of the Somali Centre for Family Services in his…
Children’s Aid Society fetes outstanding foster parents
The Hellenic Centre on Prince of Wales Drive was a hive of activity on Thursday 24 October 2013, as the Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa hosted a “Walk of Fame”…
HERA Mission fund-raiser for Kenya
On November, 14, 2013, the hardest-working African choir in Ottawa were once again in action at CTV Ottawa Studios as the featured entertainment for the The HERA Mission of Canada’s…
Angolans celebrate National Day
On November 13, 2013, H. E. Ambassador Agostinho Tavares da Silva Neto and his wife, Prudência de Sousa Carneiro da Silva, hosted a reception at the Chateau Laurier on the occasion of…