African Heritage Month 2025 Program Portal - Not Linked
Events
All Events: Celebrating African Heritage
2025 Events
Explore all events in honour of African heritage and culture, year-round at the Library.
Goombay Festival
Mar 22nd | 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Join the Bahamian Association of Nova Scotia for the Goombay Festival, filled with song, refreshments, workshops, and performances.
Claudette Bouman on Writing & Memoir
Mar 27th | 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Local author, Claudette Bouman, will deliver a writing presentation based on her book Failing Forward In Saarland.
Movie Screenings: African Heritage Month
Multiple Dates
Upcoming film screenings in honour of African Heritage Month, including Harriet (2019), Belle (2015), The Hate U Give (2018) and more.
All Events: Celebrating African Heritage
2025 Events
Explore all events in honour of African heritage and culture, year-round at the Library.
Goombay Festival
Mar 22nd | 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Join the Bahamian Association of Nova Scotia for the Goombay Festival, filled with song, refreshments, workshops, and performances.
Claudette Bouman on Writing & Memoir
Mar 27th | 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Local author, Claudette Bouman, will deliver a writing presentation based on her book Failing Forward In Saarland.
Movie Screenings: African Heritage Month
Multiple Dates
Upcoming film screenings in honour of African Heritage Month, including Harriet (2019), Belle (2015), The Hate U Give (2018) and more.
Reading & Resources
African Heritage: Famous Canadians
Learn about notable Canadians of African descent and their remarkable contributions.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Children's Books
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and learn about nonviolent social activism with these children's books about his life and legacy.
Read to Me's Representation Matters Booklist
An Africentric Booklist for Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers: These titles were carefully selected by the Read to Me Program in partnership.
African Heritage: Poetry Collections for Teens
Discover powerful poetry collections by poets of African descent.
African Heritage: Famous Canadians
Learn about notable Canadians of African descent and their remarkable contributions.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Children's Books
Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and learn about nonviolent social activism with these children's books about his life and legacy.
Read to Me's Representation Matters Booklist
An Africentric Booklist for Babies, Toddlers & Preschoolers: These titles were carefully selected by the Read to Me Program in partnership.
African Heritage: Poetry Collections for Teens
Discover powerful poetry collections by poets of African descent.
News & Stories
African Heritage Month Trivia 2025
Test your knowledge of Black literature with our fun, interactive African Heritage Month book trivia.
Opening Night 2025: Entering African Heritage Month in Style
Celebrate African Heritage Month with us! Check out photos from our inspiring Opening Night filled with music, joy, and unity.
Poetry & Music Unite in a Powerful Performance
Experience the fusion of poetry and music! See joyous and powerful moments from 5 Poets Breaking into Song (#16) in our event photo gallery.
Our AHM 2025 T-Shirt: Celebrating Black Brilliance
Discover Halifax Public Libraries’ AHM 2025 t-shirt design, celebrating Black brilliance, resilience, and legacy every day of the year.
African Heritage Month Trivia 2025
Test your knowledge of Black literature with our fun, interactive African Heritage Month book trivia.
Opening Night 2025: Entering African Heritage Month in Style
Celebrate African Heritage Month with us! Check out photos from our inspiring Opening Night filled with music, joy, and unity.
Poetry & Music Unite in a Powerful Performance
Experience the fusion of poetry and music! See joyous and powerful moments from 5 Poets Breaking into Song (#16) in our event photo gallery.
Our AHM 2025 T-Shirt: Celebrating Black Brilliance
Discover Halifax Public Libraries’ AHM 2025 t-shirt design, celebrating Black brilliance, resilience, and legacy every day of the year.
Galleries & Videos
Video: (2025) George Elliott Clarke's 5 Poets Breaking...
George Elliott Clarke, D.D. Jackson, Halifax Public Libraries Present: 5 Poets Breaking into Song (#16), Saltwater Spirituals & Uppity Blues
Celebrating Black Brilliance with Our 2025 AHM T-Shirt
Check out our very own Alex Ross, the creative mind behind the design, as he breaks down the elements featured in this brilliant t-shirt.
Watch: El Jones Delivers Powerful Poetry
El Jones and Black Canadian poets 'broke into song' on Feb. 8, 2025 at George Elliott Clarke's annual poetry celebration. Watch clips now!
Video: (2024) Appointed to the Order with Craig Smith
Join us as we acknowledge the accomplished Black Atlantic Canadians who have received provincial and national recognition for....[continued]
Video: (2024) Black Activist, Black Scientist, Black Icon
Black Activist, Black Scientist, Black Icon, by Dr. Howard D. McCurdy with George Elliott Clarke.
Gallery: (2024) Roots & Rhythm: Connecting the Past...
Photo collection from 2024 Roots & Rhythm: Connecting the Past, Present, and Future event.
Video: (2024) George Elliott Clarke Presents 5 Poets...
A performance featuring: Jazz pianist and composer: D.D. Jackson,Vocalist: Linda Carvery, Poets: Aquakultre, Delvina Bernard...[continued]
Gallery: (2024) George Elliott Clarke Presents 5 Poets...
Photo collection from 2024 event, George Elliott Clarke Presents: 5 Poets Breaking Into Song(#11): Saltwater Spirituals & Uppity Blues.
Gallery: (2024) African Heritage Month Opening Night
Photo collection from 2024 African Heritage Month Opening Night at Halifax Public Libraries.
Video: (2024) African Heritage Month Opening Night
Watch Now: Experience African Heritage Month Opening Night, recorded at Halifax Central Library, January 25, 2024.
Video: (2023) 5 Poets Breaking into Song
George Elliott Clarke, with Afua Cooper, Amatoritsero Ede, Sylvia Hamilton, El Jones, and Monica Mutale perform their poems alongside music.
Gallery: (2023) African Heritage Month Opening Night
We had a fantastic time at the 2023 African Heritage Opening Night Ceremony. See moments from this beautiful event for yourself.
Video: (2023) African Heritage Month Opening Night
Recorded live, Thursday, January 26 2023 at Halifax North Memorial Public Library.
Video: (2023) A Salute To Gloria Baylis - A Poem
By George Elliott Clarke. Performed and recorded at the Gloria Baylis: Canadian Freedom Fighter, Humanitarian & Phenomenal...[continued]
Watch Now: Learn to Make Fufu
Millions of people eat fufu every day in West and Central Africa. Mary Nkrumah of Mary's African Cuisine demonstrates how to make it.
Watch Now: Learn to Make Okra Stew
Mary Nkrumah of Mary's African Cuisine shows how to cook okra properly as a stew, served with corn dough (akpele/banku).
