Viola Desmond
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Artist needed for a new Viola Desmond monument in HalifaxThe monument to the businesswoman and pioneer will be on Gottingen Street, close to where Viola Desmond once operated her salon.CanadaDec 7, 2021
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Hamilton public school to be named after civil rights icon Viola DesmondAn east-end elementary school will be named after the Canadian civil rights pioneer and businesswoman.EducationApr 28, 2021
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Calgary Black Chambers Society announces creation of new scholarship fundFifteen scholarships are up for grabs through the Calgary Black Chambers Society's new scholarship fund.EducationApr 28, 2021
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Viola Desmond on the $10 note is a history lesson — but not everyone is learning'We're missing the point if we're not teaching about this woman on the $10 bill,' Nova Scotia Sen. Wanda Thomas Bernard.MoneyFeb 14, 2021
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Amazing Black Atlantic Canadians: book celebrates 50 Black heroes'Amazing Black Atlantic Canadians' by Lindsay Ruck features more than 50 stories and was published just in time for Black History Month.CanadaFeb 10, 2021
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Nova Scotia reimburses court fees, fine paid by civil rights icon Viola DesmondMore than seven decades after Viola Desmond paid the fine for the actions that made her a civil rights icon, Nova Scotia is reimbursing the cost of the ticket.CanadaFeb 3, 2021
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Art depicting Viola Desmond displayed on building where she was arrested in 1946Desmond's story went largely untold for a half-century, but in recent years she has been featured on a stamp, and her name graces a Halifax harbour ferry.CanadaOct 3, 2020
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Racial slurs found on sign directing visitors to Viola Desmond’s headstoneViola Desmond was a Nova Scotia civil rights pioneer and businesswoman. A cemetery sign directing visitors to her headstone was tagged with racial slurs.CanadaOct 3, 2020
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Winnipeg’s embattled Canadian Museum for Human Rights has history of controversyThe museum and its morals have been questioned recently as numerous Black and Indigenous current and former employees shared stories of racism, discrimination and censorship.FeaturesJul 13, 2020
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‘Truly banknote-able’: Canadians to choose a new face for the $5 billMany social media users suggested Gord Downie or Terry Fox, while others recommended choosing another woman after Viola Desmond.TrendingJan 10, 2020
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