Welcome to the Africville Museum!
Halifax: four creative forces shaping the screen – Canada Media Fund
The second episode of East Coast in Focus stays in Halifax, where host Gaëlle Essoo hears from four key creators redefining Nova Scotia’s screen sector.
These filmmakers and producers reveal how compassion and a mosaic of many voices are at the heart of regional storytelling, and why Atlantic stories are essential to Canadian culture.
We kick things off at the Africville Museum, where filmmaker and community leader Juanita Peters reflects on the role of storytelling in preserving Black Nova Scotian history, and on her ongoing work to offer better access and opportunity within the screen industry. Filmmaker Andre Anderson joins the conversation, and together they discuss the importance of community and collaboration to ensure more authentic representations of African Nova Scotian experiences.
Africville Genealogy Society board dismissed in vote – CBC News
Africville Genealogy Society board dismissed in vote, former residents say
Former residents and descendants of Africville voted to remove the board of the society, arguing it is in violation of its own bylaws. Gareth Hampshire has the story.
Africville Museum opens marina & sailing school – CBC News
Africville Museum opens marina & sailing school
The Africville museum launched its new sailing school this week and it’s hoping to reshape the relationship between African Nova Scotians and water.
‘Amazing experience’: Young Nova Scotians get the chance to try sailing – CTV News
It’s been a week of fun on the water for about a dozen African Nova Scotians and Indigenous youth.
They’ve been participating in a mobile sailing school put on by Sail Nova Scotia and WeCANFoil. The school has been travelling across the province over the summer and is in Africville this week.
Africville sailing students race out of Lunenburg – Global News
Africville sailing students race out of Lunenburg
We check in with Juanita Peters from the Africville Museum to learn more about the first generation of Africville sailing students racing out of Lunenburg Harbour this week during Schooner Race Week.
Nova Scotia’s deep roots and coastal charm – WCVB Boston News
Halifax’s living history, preserved through Africville’s legacy, immigrant stories, and maritime heritage
In Halifax, Nova Scotia, you can find history in every corner, from the vibrant Black community to the multicultural stories of immigration at Pier 21. Childhood friends Beatrice Wilkins and Bernice Arsenault-Byers grew up in Africville, a Black community displaced in the 1960s. Volunteering at the Africville Museum, they ensure the community’s legacy isn’t forgotten. Once spanning more than 20 acres, Africville is now a modest 2.5-acre site featuring a replica of its last church. As museum director Juanita Peters puts it, “The city took away the houses and the land, and yet people still gravitate here every summer to celebrate and remember their life in Africville.”