My Talk With The Ottawa Police On Carding and Change In Ottawa.
Friday 21 August by Annette Ejiofor, Associate Editor A recently released report shows the Ottawa Police made 4,405 street-checks in 2014, compared to 8,240 in 2010. In Ottawa, Black individuals…
October 2015: Letter from the Editor
Good morning folks It sure looks and feels like fall has fallen as temperatures begin their annual slow but steady slide downhill. But hope is on the horizon as we…
Letter from the Editor: August 2015
Good morning all We bring you greetings from Canada’s national capital; yes among our many readers are many from outside Ottawa. In fact our tracking tool shows we have readers…
Community Cup soccer draws hundreds on a rainy day
Sunday 28 June The annual Community Cup of soccer competition drew hundreds of fans to Ottawa’s Brewer Park on Saturday. Despite the drizzle that went on all day, fans were…
Ottawa raises funds for Agnes Zabali Boys’ & Girls’ Club in Uganda
By Anu Oduwole Over 80 guests were in attendance on the eve. of May 9th, 2015 at Jim Robillard Center in support of the Agnes Zabala Boys and Girls club…
2015 Leading Women, Leading Girls, Building Communities Award recipients
by Sarah Onyango On April 25, 2015, community volunteer Joanne Robinson, arts education advocate and media personality Jewne Johnson, and teen music sensation Angelique. Francis were among the 18 recipients…
2015 Black History Month launch a great success
Saturday 31 January 2015 The 2015 Black History Month kicked off with a bang at Ben Franklin Place at Centrepointe Drive, with over two hundred guests mingled with VIPs in…
Martin Luther King Dreamkeepers’ honour for Mike “Pinball” Clemens
Monday 19 January 2015 Ottawa City Hall was filled to the rafters as hundreds of Ottawa’s diverse population gathered to witness Ottawa’s DreamKeepers honour one of Canada’s best known sports…
Letter from the Editor February 2015
Hello all As I write, a winter blizzard is ravaging parts of north eastern US and heading on its way to eastern Canada and the Maritimes. On days like today…
Faces at the 2014 Kwanzaa celebrations
Saturday, December 27 On Saturday, December 27, 2014, Jaku Konbit held its annual Kwanzaa celebration at the Jim Robillard Centre. Created by African-American activist and scholar Maulana Karenga in…
