writings, happenings and events

want to know what's happening locally? ...

Follow the link below to reach Black Ottawa 411 to find out about upcoming events in the community where you can check out Ottawa's local creative talent, as well as pick up a .jpg copy of this month's edition of The Spectrum! 

www.BlackOttawa411.com

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"Young, Gifted and Black" in The Spectrum ...

I was invited by Ewart Walters to be a columnist for The Spectrum, Ottawa's Black community newspaper in 2003 to write a new op-ed from the perspective of a young person living in Ottawa during the paper's 20th year.

The column, called "Young, Gifted and Black", ran for the first time with the title "Dreamweaving" in the December 2003 edition of The Spectrum.

To view the most recent article available online, please visit Black Ottawa 411.

Capital Slam

Since October 2004, Capital Slam has been running in downtown Ottawa during the second week of every month.  It is Ottawa's slam-tastic monthly poetry series.

Every month, local poets come to the show to participate in two rounds of no-holds-barred slam poetry.  A featured artist and a short open mic session round out the schedule.  Fantastic local poets such as Kevin Matthews, John Akpata, Steve Sauvé, DJ Morales, Clare Gordon, Q the Romantic Revolutionary, Bryan Parnell, Jim Thomas and Elissa Molino have performed their work on stage at Capital Slam.

For more information about showtimes, admission, featured artists and more, please visit the Capital Slam website.