Show is projected on the side of the old library in Halifax’s Grafton Park every evening this month<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A light show that’s being projected on the fa\u00e7ade of the old Halifax library\u00a0highlights\u00a0the story\u00a0of Black migration to Nova Scotia<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The three-minute show, which features graphics, imagery and\u00a0original music, is\u00a0called\u00a0Seas of Struggles \u2014 African Peoples from Shore to Shore<\/em>, which is the theme of Nova Scotia’s African Heritage Month this year<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was\u00a0conceptualized and created by the Downtown Halifax Business Commission, with the help of designer\u00a0Nick Iwasko\u00a0and musician Bradley\u00a0 Te show\u00a0highlights four different\u00a0historical journeys to Nova Scotia by people of African descent, including the Black Loyalists, the Jamaican Maroons, refugees from the War of 1812, and Caribbean\u00a0migrants who arrived in Cape Breton in 1920<\/p>\n\n\n\n The light show is being projected on the former Halifax Memorial Library, at the corner of Spring Garden Road and Grafton Street,\u00a0from sunset to 11 p.m. for the rest of February<\/p>\n\n\n\n To hear more about the light show, listen to guest host Preston Mulligan’s full interview with part of the creative team below<\/p>\n\n\n\n CBC News<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Show is projected on the side of the old library in Halifax’s Grafton Park every evening this month A light show that’s being projected on the fa\u00e7ade of the old Halifax library\u00a0highlights\u00a0the story\u00a0of Black migration to Nova Scotia The three-minute show, which features graphics, imagery and\u00a0original music, is\u00a0called\u00a0Seas of Struggles \u2014 African Peoples from Shore […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":15373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"subtitle":"","format":"standard","video":"","gallery":"","source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"topbottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":"","hide":""},"jnews_social_meta":{"fb_title":"","fb_description":"","fb_image":"","twitter_title":"","twitter_description":"","twitter_image":""},"jnews_override_counter":{"override_view_counter":"0","view_counter_number":"0","override_share_counter":"0","share_counter_number":"0","override_like_counter":"0","like_counter_number":"0","override_dislike_counter":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"jnews_post_split":{"enable_post_split":"0","post_split":[{"template":"1","tag":"h2","numbering":"asc","mode":"normal","first":"0","enable_toc":"0","toc_type":"normal"}]},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[48,47],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\nRaslaxx<\/q>\u00a0Frankson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We want persons to stop and linger in the park a bit longer and kind of take a moment to reflect<\/q>\u00a0Jonathan Goldson, a placemaking manager with the commission, told CBC Radio’s\u00a0Mainstreet<\/em>\u00a0on Tuesday<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A lot of times for many persons, African Heritage Month comes and goes, but what we’re hoping is that persons will actually take a time to think about in their day-to-day life, how is it they can cater and be maybe even more accommodating to different Black experiences<\/q><\/p>\n\n\n\n