African Heritage Month 2026 Provincial Launch
The official proclamation of African Heritage Month, celebrated each February, was held at the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia in Cherry Brook on Tuesday, January 27. This year's theme is Strength in Unity: Moving Forward with Purpose, Prosperity, Power and Progress. The news release and video recording of the ceremony are at: https://news.novascotia.ca/en/2026/01/27/launch-african-heritage-month-2026
Members of Drummers from Home perform at the African Heritage Month launch at the Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia in Cherry Brook on Tuesday, January 27. (Province of Nova Scotia)
Twila Grosse, Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs, speaks at the event. (Province of Nova Scotia)
From left, Premier Tim Houston, Lt.-Gov. Mike Savage and African Nova Scotian Affairs Minister Twila Grosse unveiled the African Heritage Month poster. (Province of Nova Scotia)
From left, Adegoke Fadare, MLA for Clayton Park West; Premier Tim Houston; Ms. Darlene Savage; Lt.-Gov. Mike Savage; Twila Grosse, Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs; Suzy Hansen, MLA for Halifax Needham (front); Official Opposition Leader Claudia Chender; Timothy Halman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and MLA for Dartmouth East; and Leah Martin, Minister of L'nu Affairs and MLA for Cole Harbour (Province of Nova Scotia)