MayaSpoken wows slam poetry fans
· Sunday 30 April 2023 Verses Festival of Words by Sarah Onyango Congratulations MayaSpoken, the 2023 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Champion and congratulations to all of the poets Thank you…
Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association celebrates 20th anniversary
Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association celebrates 20th anniversary by Sarah Onyango Thursday 18 May 2023 · Tonight, on Parliament Hill, the Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association celebrated its 20th anniversary and kicked off Africa Day…
2nd Black Business Expo showcases Black businesses
Sunday 30 April 2023 2023 Black Business Expo by Ruth Aman Ottawans participated in their 2nd Annual Black Business Expo at the EY Centre on April 30, 2023. Hundreds of…
Letter from the Editor: June 2023
Good morning folks Happy happy summer and good riddance to winter, at least for the next few months! Our Top Story for June is the Lifetime Achievement award to Ottawa’s…
La Nouvelle Scène hosts “Manman Lamer”
Saturday 22 April 2023 by Sarah Onyango About last Saturday!! La Nouvelle Scène hosted a brilliant showcase of Haitian excellence on the closing performance of Djennie Laguerre’s one-woman play “Manman…
Images from Regroupement Affaires Femmes gala
by Sarah Onyango Saturday 15 April 2023 About last night!!! What an unforgettable evening full of nice meetings and reunions! What an awesome finalists and awardees! What touching and inspiring…
Black History Month at Canada’s Senate
by Nduka Otiono Tuesday 7 February 2023 What a lovely evening it was yesterday with such distinguished Balck professionals hosted by the African-Canadian Senators Group to mark this year’s Black…
Canada celebrates 2023 Black History Month
Wednesday February 8, 2023 Canada celebrates 2023 Black History Month by Joy Osiagwu The 2023 Black History Month event, organized by the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat, was the first in-person celebration…
George Floyd’s brother at Black History Month gala
Saturday 25 February, 2023 George Floyd’s brother, Terence Floyd, was keynote speaker Black History Month gala at Museum of History Over 400 people from all walks of life were at…
Black History Month in Ottawa
Sarah Onyango from Black History Ottawa talks about some of the events taking place this month