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African Heritage Month

Legacy in Action: Celebrating Black Brilliance

February is Black History Month and African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia. This year’s provincial theme honours the heritage, resilience and achievements of African Nova Scotians that have shaped Nova Scotian history for more than 400 years.

 

 

President Lahey’s Community Message

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Books on Black Atlantic Canada at King’s Library

The library is presenting a display featuring books on Black Atlantic Canada, discourses on slavery and the history, resilience and achievements of the Black community. Some of the authors will be familiar to the King’s community, among them Inglis Professor Sylvia D. Hamilton, poet George Elliott Clarke and others. Did you know you can access databases on Black Studies in Video, Black Drama and Black Thought and Culture through the library?

Come visit King’s Library to learn more.

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The essential reading list from King’s Co-op Bookstore

The renowned bookstore at King’s has a full list of great reads ready to go for Black History Month–all 124 of them.

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Events at Dalhousie University

Dal is hosting a month-long series of events to celebrate African Heritage Month—from a flag-raising ceremony on Feb. 3 to their African Heritage Month Flagship Event on Feb. 12. with an opportunity to explore three new art exhibits featuring artists of African descent.

 

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Events hosted by the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia

The BCC NS event calendar features province-wide events happening throughout February, including the 2025 African Heritage Month Gala Dinner on Feb. 25.

 

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Events hosted by Halifax Public Libraries

All across HRM, the public libraries are hosting events for the whole family. Everything range from documentary screenings, to cooking, to music, to readings, and they all free.

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Resources on the History of African Nova Scotia

History of African Heritage Month

The Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia presents the history of African Heritage Month in our province

Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia: Our History

A timeline of Black settlements in Nova Scotia

King's & Slavery: A Scholarly Inquiry

An examination of the connections, direct and indirect, of the university with slavery in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

 

Additional Resources

Black Community at King's

Scholarships, awards, resources and more for students, faculty and staff