Across Nova Scotia, Black communities share rhythms, memories, and histories — but often remain disconnected from one another. This reflection looks at why that is, who benefits from it, and ...
On August 1st, we mark Emancipation Day, a date commemorating the formal abolition of slavery across the British Empire in 1834. But to merely mark the date is not enough. ...
This past year, renewed legal efforts from original Africville residents and descendants, such as Eddie and Victor Carvery, have pushed back into court to seek justice that was never fully ...
A new call for heritage nominations in Truro is raising a bigger question: how does the Town recognize history — and how does it treat it? Less than a year ...
A $150,000 reward is being offered in the unsolved killing of 30-year-old Isaac Downey, who was shot in Dartmouth on January 19, 2025. More than a year later, investigators believe ...
Donna Paris’ Black Threads of the Canadian Tapestry exhibition opens in Halifax March 21, with a Truro “Meet the Artists” event on March 26, highlighting Black Canadian stories through photography ...
This open letter from the Council on African Canadian Education (CACE), from Feb. 27, 2026, addresses the province’s recent cuts and their impact on African Nova Scotian learners. As the ...
A photo from the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes often circulates online with the claim that runaway slaves invented ice hockey in Canada. The image is real, the caption ...
As Nova Scotia announces budget cuts affecting programs like Dalhousie’s Transition Year Program and initiatives supporting Black and Mi’kmaq students, questions are piling up faster than answers. With African Heritage ...
African Nova Scotian journalists, clergy, and community leaders reflect on Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 2009 visit to Nova Scotia in this Yahoo News–published Canadian Press article by Lyndsay Armstrong, revisiting his ...
