Kusi-Appiah & Sarah Onyango The vital role of Black Seniors in Ottawa’s development
Empowering Communities: The Vital Role of Black Seniors in Ottawa’s Development By Kwaku Kusi‑Appiah and Sarah Onyango ———- “Black elders are a unique group of individuals who are ethnically heterogeneous…
Sarah Onyango awarded King Charles Coronation Medal
Friday 28 February 2025 On February 28, 2025, Sarah Onyango was among the persons who were awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal, in the Senate Chamber, in Ottawa. On…
Community Pillars award for Sarah Onyango
Sarah Onyango honoured by Femmes remarquables Ottawa Distinguished Women Wednesday 27 March 2024 by Sarah Onyango So this just happened!! So grateful and humbled to have been recognized tonight at…
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…
Lifetime Achievement award for Sarah Onyango
2023 VOscar Lifetime Achievement Award for iconic community leader Every year Volunteer Ottawa presents its prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award to an outstanding Ottawa citizen who has devoted their life to…
Sarah Onyango honoured by Ontario Black History Society
31 January 2016 When Sarah Onyango made the front page of Share News, Toronto’s foremost Black news magazine it was no surprise to her many friends and fans. Sarah’s story cannot…
Leading Women Leading Girls Award for Sarah Onyango
Saturday, April 12, over a hundred people were at the Dovercourt Recreation Centre to witness the conferment of leading Women Leading Girls awards to eighteen outstanding women from the Ottawa region….
In conversation with Sarah Onyango
A professional translator, Kenyan-born Sarah Onyango is a well-known fixture on Ottawa’s community television and radio scene. She hosts the monthly African cultural program Fontonfrom, on Rogers TV Cable…
Onyango & Maistry: Big love for Pius
by Sarah Onyango A larger-than-life, once-in-a-lifetime gem of a human being who has lived a BIG life. That’s you, Pius. BIG personality…resounding in that unmistakable uniquely…
Against All Odds – Black community celebrates Remembrance Day
Sunday 9 November 2025 Against All Odds – Black community celebrates Remembrance Day by Sarah Onyango What a wonderful afternoon we had at BIA Media today learning about connections between…
