Season’s Greetings & Holiday Closure 2024
Our office will be closed from December 20th and will reopen January 2nd 2025. We look forward to continuing our work with our partners and community members in the New Year!
Temporary Building Closure Notice
Our office building will be closed to the public from December 2 to 20, 2024, due to scheduled renovations. During this time, space rentals and bookstore order pickups will be unavailable.
The 2024 Ubuntu Africentric Conference Recap
The AI for the People: An Ubuntu Approach to Transforming Health, Education, and Economic Landscapes conference, held in South Africa, brought together global experts to explore how AI, grounded in Ubuntu’s values of community and mutual care, can drive inclusive and equitable advancements in health, education, and economics. [Insights & Recap]
NEW! Ancestral Roots Summit Report
We're excited to share our Ancestral Roots Summit Report with all of you!
Announcing the 2024 Ubuntu Africentric Conference on AI for the People!
The 2024 Ubuntu Africentric Conference, dedicated to exploring the transformative power of AI through the lens of Ubuntu, will be jointly hosted by the DBDLI and our partners in South Africa, the University of Venda and the University of Pretoria. [Details Inside]
DBDLI Report to the Community 2024
This year’s Report to Community is being held at the beautiful Black Loyalist Heritage Centre in Birchtown, NS. We’d love your participation too and invite you to join our livestream on YouTube on June 20th at 6 PM. This is a great opportunity to hear what we’ve been doing over the past year, come virtually celebrate with us!
Special DBDLI 10th Anniversary Bursary
Applications are now open for the DBDLI 10th Anniversary Legacy Bursary! This is a one-time offering in recognition of our 10th anniversary which was marked in November 2022. Submissions deadline is April 30, 2024. [Details and Application Form Inside]
Extended! The 2024 African Nova Scotian History Challenges
Exciting news! The deadline for the African Nova Scotian History Challenges has been extended to February 29, 2024. We hope this gives you back a few days after the winter storms.