Ottawa welcomes St. Kitts Foreign Minister
by Sarah Onyango Friday 19 October 2023 · Many thanks to the St. Kitts & Nevis High Commission for this evening’s wonderful meet-n-greet with their Foreign Minister and other government officials...
Letter from the Editor: November 2023
Good morning folks Happy Halloween in arears and hope you and your little ones had a great time last night. Iconic community leader and advocate Sarah Onyango heads the bill...
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,...
Ottawa celebrates 2023 Dapo Agoro Fun Day
Ottawa celebrates first in-person Dapo Funday since Covid pandemic by Sarah Onyango Saturday 19 August 2023 Standing ovation for the Agoro family and all the family and friends who helped...
Somali-Canadian Business Expo held in Ottawa
Somali Women showcase their diverse business entrepreneurs in inaugural exhibition by Sarah Onyango Saturday 26 August 2023 Belated kudos to the organizers of the inaugural Somali Women’s Business Expo which...
Black Excellence extravaganza lights up Montreal
Sarah Onyango August 14 at 7:44 PM · It takes a village…and a five-star team to pull off the kind of “Black Excellence extravaganza” Audace au féminin did this past weekend at the Port of...
Black Parliamentarians host reception at Parliament Hill
Friday 11 August 2023 by Sarah Onyango Many many thanks to the organizers of last night’s Canadian Congress of Black Parliamentarians‘ reception that took place on Parliament Hill. It was...
Emancipation Day event hosted by West Indian Youth Association
Tuesday 1 August 2023 Emancipation Day marked by flag-raising at City Hall by Sarah Onyango Many thanks to the West Indian Youth Association for today’s Emancipation Day flag raising event...
Ottawa celebrates the life of Elder Leticia Laniyonu
Friday 11 August 2023 Celebration of Life and Service of Songs for our precious Great Grandmother, Grandmother, and Mother. Mama Leticia Laniyonu 1923 – 2023 A service of remembrance was...
US Embassy hosts Independence Day celebrations
Hundreds of guests join in US embassy 4th July Independence Day celebrations by Ruth Aman Tuesday 4 July 2023 Independence Week begins in early July in North America. Not only...
