New book profiles Black stars of hockey, aims to fill gap in history of game
Canadian sports journalist Julian McKenzie’s landmark book introduces readers to the Black hockey players who’ve served as “trailblazers” in the sport in this country and beyond. Black Aces: Essential Stories from Hockey’s Black Trailblazers, was released Feb. 3 in Black History Month. Since then, the author, who writes about the Ottawa Senators for The Athletic, has been on tour signing...
‘Tell the truth’: Algonquin poet urges ‘Ottawa 200’ to fully acknowledge Indigenous history before colonization
Ottawa’s former poet laureate is urging the city to acknowledge the “oppression” suffered by the Indigenous inhabitants of the region — where they have lived for thousands of years — during this year’s 200th anniversary of the founding of Bytown. Albert Dumont, the city’s English-language poet laureate from 2021 to 2023 and a spiritual guide from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg —...