February is African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia. This year’s theme, Through Our Eyes: The Voices of African Nova Scotians, focuses on “the legacies of people of African descent through first voice, lived realities, and experiences.”
On this page you’ll find a list of resources. Whether you want to participate in African Heritage Month events, or learn more about the African Nova Scotian community and the contributions of Black Canadians more broadly, these resources are a great place to start.
Halifax is hosting a series of online and in-person events at its public libraries across the HRM. The events are free and open to the public, and include events on African cuisine, presentations for children, and lectures on Black Canadian history.
The BCC NS event calendar is full of province-wide events happening throughout February 2022, many of which can be joined online.