A year into the pandemic, Drayton Mulindabigwi Jabo, a health sciences student at the University of Ottawa decided to launch the mental health initiative, 20today20tomorrow. Realizing all the drastic changes that he was faced with, Drayton took it upon himself to create an organization based on helping others feel better in times of distress. The organization created a mascot named “Healmind/Gueriesprit” that has been drawn on stickers. The stickers are then placed in spots frequently visited by youth, such as schools, malls, busses, etc. Each sticker has also been infused with NFC technology that broadcast positive messages on your screen…
Author: Jhamesha Milord Ashford
Ottawa entertainment service “LOCKS” is hosting a 3v3 basketball tournament to raise funds for the Locks Cares Fund. The Locks Cares Fund, in partnership with the Black Market Creative Agency, is raising funds in support of newcomer families settling into Canada. The event will take place on August 28th at Fisher Park Courts on 250 Holland avenue, from 2pm until 10pm. There will be limited spots with a maximum of 175 people allowed to attend so make sure not to be fashionably late. Artists including Lia Kloud, City Fidelia and Lvnce Lorenzo will be performing live, with local merchants around to…
A petition calling for his cancellation is circulating but according to Jhamesha Milord Ashford, though problematic, there’s no need to cancel Kevin Samuels. Kevin Samuels is a self-appointed image consultant and lifestyle coach with over 1.08 million subscribers on YouTube. Nevertheless, over 16,200 people have signed an online petition asking to cancel Kevin Samuels. Even though I can agree that cancel culture can be toxic at times, I want to ask our readers if people should really be taking relationship advice from a guy on the internet who has already been divorced twice. I don’t think we should cancel him, but…
