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A Review of Hosting Crépu, Our DNA: A Celebration of Black Hair
Dear Reader,
To teach my little sister and me about courage, my mom told us that being courageous was like having a garden inside us, where a flower grows each time we’re brave. She called them courage flowers and gave both my sister and me a flower charm to remind us not just to be brave, but to remember that we already were - I wear my flower around my neck every day.
Recently, I welcomed a new flower to my garden.
613RnB Valentine’s Day Event Review: A Night of Intimate RnB Music and Community
Valentine’s Day may have come and gone, but the vibes from 613RnB’s love day event are still resonating with us, and it’s been three whole weeks. 613RnB sold out Club SAW for the Valentine’s Day edition of the city’s best intimate musical experience…
Growing up and Out: The Reality of Outgrowing Relationships
That’s when it hits me: outgrowing someone isn’t a betrayal, it’s part of life’s cycle.
Celebrating Excellence: A review of the Inaugural Ottawa Black Creatives Hub Showcase
Hors Pairs Social is back with an exciting addition to their event roster: The Ottawa Black Creative Hub Showcase
“Healing”: A Soulful Anthem About Letting Go and Finding Grace
“Healing” is the latest single off of Oshanna’s upcoming EP, and her vulnerability seeps through every lyric as she sings about her healing journey. In "Healing," Oshanna delivers a soulful anthem about pain, growth, and the importance of letting go of what no longer serves us.
“Crepu: Our DNA”: Ottawa’s first black hair show
“Making the arts accessible to people of my community, specifically Black Canadians, is my biggest passion–Ottawa’s creative scene has always been a type of DIY project, and I want to push for it to enter the mainstream.”
- Sandra Ngenge Dusabe; Head curator of MAG & Painter
Losing Jaden: a Story about Grief and Hope
“The doctor at the CHUM let me know that this situation was, in fact, preventable and that my doctor should have caught that I had an incompetent cervix around 12 weeks into pregnancy with Jaden. My own life was also at risk.”