Boyd became Canada's first Black national television news anchor in 1992 as a co-host of CBC Morning Newsworld.

The unveiling on the mural was also a chance to highlight challenges that still exist today with Africville.

Sen. Wanda Thomas Bernard is encouraging all Canadians to learn about Emancipation Day on Aug. 1.

'The enslavement of African peoples ... took place in this country in the same way it did in the United States,' says Dr. Andrea Davis, historian at York University.

Rhonda Britton, pastor of the New Horizons Baptist Church in Halifax, said people of all faiths and backgrounds are welcome.

On Nova Scotia's Heritage Day Monday, ceremonies focused on Africville, the historic Black community demolished by the City of Halifax in the 1960s.

Here are some of the highlights you can expect to see at the meeting of Halifax Regional Council on Nov. 13.

African Nova Scotian families had been living in the community of Africville since the 1830s, only to be systematically relocated in the 1960s under the premise of urban renewal. 

The final report will be based on consultations with government officials and interest groups during an October 2016 mission to Ottawa, Toronto, Halifax and Montreal.

"I normally don't get up early in the morning for sunrise service, but this is special."