2025 African Heritage Month Gala
at Halifax Convention Centre
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Join us for the African Heritage Gala on February 22, 2025 at the city’s premier gala venue, the Halifax Convention Centre. An unforgettable evening celebrating the rich culture and heritage of the Black community in Nova Scotia.
With the theme "Woven in Unity," we honor the threads of history, resilience, and unity that connect and drive us all forward today.
The African Heritage Gala is part of the Capital Campaign to Expand so that we can continue to educate and empower.
The Society for the Protection and Preservation of Black Culture in Nova Scotia (better known as the Black Cultural Society of Nova Scotia) was incorporated as a charitable organization as an act of provincial legislation in 1977. The Society has provincial Board of Directors, made up of representatives from various Black communities throughout Nova Scotia. The Centre is funded in part by the Goverment of Nova Scotia.
The genesis of the Black Cultural Centre lay in a proposal put forward in 1972 by Reverend Dr. William Pearly Oliver for the creation of a Cultural Educational Centre to meet the needs and aspirations of the Black Communities of Nova Scotia.
The sod-turning ceremony took place on April 24, 1982. Seventeen months later, on September 17, 1983, the Centre officially opened. Many events have taken place at the Centre, such as cultural portrayals in the form of music, plays, concerts, as well as educational activities in the form of workshops, lectures and guided tours. Programs of the Black Cultural Centre extend beyond its doors to the broader community of Nova Scotia. This outreach is achieved through cultural events across Nova Scotia.