Ottawa’s Caribbean Community: History and Profiles
Book Review: Ottawa’s Caribbean Community History and Profiles – Since 1955 Publishers: Petrabooks (https://www.petrabooks.ca/) By Olivia Barrett, Editorial Associate Friday 20 October, 2023 The lasting influence of Ottawa’s first Caribbean…
VOscars Lifetime award for Sarah Onyango
Iconic community leader Sarah Onyango receives prestigious award from Volunteer Ottawa by Olivia Barrett Thursday 26 October 2023 Ever-engaged, ever-present, initiative taking, and responsive were some of the words of…
Celebrate with us! Black Ottawa Scene is 10 years old!
Meet Our Awesome Editorial Team – Past and Present by Godwin Ifedi, Editor When we set out in October 2013 to launch Ottawa’s very first digital newspaper, Black Ottawa Scene,…
JAM Day 2023 celebrated in Ottawa
by Ruth Aman Saturday 12 August 2023 The annual JamDay Festival, hosted by the Jamaican Ottawa Community Association this past Saturday, August 12th, featured the sounds of reggae tunes and…
Letter from the Editor: August 2023
Good morning folks As we go to press, we are saddened by the news of the passing of one of Ottawa’s iconic community leaders, Ewart Walters, editor and publisher of…
Letter from the Editor: February 2023
Good morning folks Happy happy February to you and your loved ones! Our Top Story for this month is the launch of the 2023 Black History Month on Saturday 28…
Black History Ottawa Community Builder awards
Friday 30 September 2022 Black History Ottawa presents Community Builder awards from 2021 and 2022 Under normal circumstances, Black History Ottawa presents their annual Community Builder awards during the launch…
Letter from the Editor: July 2022
Good morning folks Happy Canada Day! Wishing all our readers the very best as we enjoy this beautiful country that we call home. ************************************************************************ Who speaks for Ottawa’s Black community?…
2022 Black History Month launched in Ottawa
by Noha Abdelmoaty Saturday 29 January 2022 The launch of Black History Month in Ottawa took us through an evening of history, art, community, leadership, and spirituality, creating a space…
Police officer bemoans fate of ‘white man’
Ottawa police officer bemoans fate of ‘white man’ on TikTok video The video, captured surreptitiously on a camera mounted inside an Ottawa garage, shows three white officers standing around a…
