John Akpata and Anthony Bansfield honoured at VerseFest poetry festival
by Sarah Onyango The fifth annual VERSeFest Ottawa poetry festival was held from March 24 to 30, 2015, at various venues across the Nation’s Capital. Some 63 of the world’s...
Reception for new Kenyan High Commissioner to Canada
by Sarah Onyango On April 2, 2015, H.E. John L. Lanyasunya, the new High Commissioner for Kenya to Canada, was the guest of honour at a reception in his honour...
21st commemoration of the 1994 Rwandan genocide
by Sarah Onyango On April 7, 2015, on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, the Humura Association and High Commission of Rwanda in Canada launched the against Rwandan Tutsis. Among the speakers...
June 2015: Letter from the Editor
Good morning all May 2015 has been a month brimming with activities and events within Ottawa’s Black community. The Ottawa Race Weekend brought the very best athletes from round the world...
Mama Obama’s historic visit to Ottawa
by Sarah Onyango On May 10, 2015, some lucky Ottawans experienced a unique Mother’s Day celebration as they welcomed, for the first time in Ottawa, none other than Mama Sarah...
African athletes dominate 2015 Ottawa Race Weekend
by Sarah Onyango Once again, elite East African athletes were the talk of Ottawa Race Weekend 2015 with their outstanding performances. In the 10k race, the Kenyan men and women...
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...
19th Latin American Film Festival – April 27
by Sarah Onyango On April 27, 2015, the Canadian Film Institute and the Embassy of the Republic of Haiti hosted a screening of the film “Ayiti Toma, au pays des...
Author Olive Senior at Ottawa International Writers’ Festival
by Sarah Onyango On Saturday, April 25, 2015, Olive Senior, a Jamaican poet, novelist, short story and non-fiction writer currently living in Toronto, was one of the featured authors...
An evening with poet & filmmaker Shane Book
by Sarah Onyango On Sunday, April 19, 2015, the Independent Filmmakers Cooperative of Ottawa (IFCO) presented an evening with the filmmaker and poet Shane Book, at the Mercury Lounge. This...
