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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action

African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action

Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the 海角社区app Arts Centre Sculpture Court to mark the start of African Heritage Month with food, music, reflection, and jubilation.  Read more.

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Tanis Trainor, photos by Cody Turner
Monday, February 2, 2026
Community聽members, scholars,聽performers聽and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of聽It鈥檚 海角社区app Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now.聽The exhibition explores representation and reception, performing artists and the stage, dance in and for communities, and legislation and protest.
Kate Hayter
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Fountain School of Performing Arts鈥檚 production of聽Macbeth hits the stage in the 海角社区app Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare鈥檚 famous tragedy.
Kristy Read
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony on Studley Campus.

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Obinna Esomchukwu
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
What happens when many of the special occasions and gatherings a Poet Laureate would frequently be called upon to mark in verse have been put on hold? Dal Creative Writing instructor Sue Goyette, HRM's new appointee to the role, is about to find out.
Stephanie Brown
Monday, May 4, 2020
Athanasius 鈥淭anas鈥 Sylliboy, RN and graduating Master of Nursing 鈥 Nurse Practitioner student, is in his home community of Eskasoni, working hard to minimize the impact of COVID-19.
Ryan McNutt
Friday, May 1, 2020
Inside the 海角社区app University Community Report for 2019-2020, you鈥檒l learn about stories, projects and experiences that demonstrate Dal鈥檚 important role in its local community and across the region, country and world.
Matt Reeder
Friday, May 1, 2020
The launch of 海角社区app's Transition Year Program 鈥 an initiative that helps African Nova Scotian and Mi鈥檏maq individuals gain access to university 鈥 50 years ago this week was a modest, yet game-changing, step in the university鈥檚 journey to becoming a leader in equity, diversity and inclusion.
Genevieve MacIntyre
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Priscilla Lee, a third-year Music student in cello performance, had to audition for her prestigious apprenticeship virtually. Now, at age 18, she鈥檚 the youngest apprentice ever to work with Symphony Nova Scotia.