This collection contains announcements that were posted on our website.
Watch the recorded replay of the live virtual presentation of our 2020-21 Report to the Community, featuring guest speaker Késa Munroe-Anderson, spoken word artist Timi Idris, and singer Mc'Edward Jones! [Report & Video Inside]
DBDLI is leading an Africentric framed research project which will support development and implementation of an Africentric RPL Framework which will support adult learners of African descent in communities across Nova Scotia to successfully transition into post secondary learning or the workforce/meaningful employment.
The DBDLI is is seeking submissions of your poems, short stories, essays, photographs, and images of art that speak to the theme of UBUNTU (I am because we are).
Aug. 1 is officially Emancipation Day. Members of Parliament voted unanimously, on March 24th 2021, to legislate the acknowledgement of the day across Canada. It recognizes of the history and impacts of slavery in Canada. [Message & Videos Inside]
This series carry on Viola's legacy of entrepreneurship, education and social action, inspiring the leadership that lives within all of us. Episode 3, the final episode, will premiere on Sunday, June 27, 2021 at 6 PM Atlantic Time. [Video Inside]
There were a record number of student and school entries to 15th annual African Nova Scotian History Challenges. Winning entries were announced in our virtual ceremony on Friday, May 21st at 9 AM. [Winners List & Video Inside]
We are so excited to announce that we're hosting the “Africentric Praxis to Affective Transformation: The Way to Make Change Felt” Conference. [Details & Registration Inside]
We are pleased to share the successful submissions from our African Nova Scotian Voices Speaking competition, which encouraged applicants to get creative by submitting a 3-minute video celebrating International Day For the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (March 21). [Videos Inside]
A memorial written by George Elliott Clarke: Charles R. Saunders had lived in Ottawa, 15 years, 1970-1985, before he set foot in Africadia. And once he did, he only left so he could pack his Ottawa suitcase and return to the only place that he could ever again call home: Halifax, Nova Scotia. [Full-text Inside]
Join us for an online financial education workshop, facilitated by Dr. David Devine, designed to help communities make informed financial choices to foster financial stability. [Details Inside]