On Nov. 8, 1946, Viola Desmond, a black Halifax beautician, stopped by the Roseland Theatre to watch a movie while she waited for her car to get repaired. She was on her way to Sydney to sell her ...

In 1946, Viola Desmond made history when she refused to leave the whites-only section of the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, N.S. (Submitted by Alexis MacDonald) Desmond, a beautician and ...

And this month, that woman, Viola Desmond, became the first black ... who was on the road selling her beauty products, went to the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow to kill some time while her ...

He would return to the Roseland in a formal capacity in 2013 for two sold-out evenings, for which the theater was painted purple. Best Spot for Crossing Paths: On occasion, fans can have meet-and ...

"I hope that at the end of a show, we've broken down some barriers," Urata says. 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Roseland Theater, 8 N.W. Sixth Ave., ...

David Leiken, Portland’s most enduring concert promoter, has sold the company that manages the Roseland Theater to Mammoth Northwest for an undisclosed price. Leiken, 75, retains ownership of ...

Le 8 novembre 1946, Viola Desmond est entrée dans l’histoire au cinéma Roseland. Soixante-quinze ans plus tard, le site poursuit son travail de sensibilisation auprès de la communauté. The Royal ...

And this month, that woman, Viola Desmond, became the first black ... who was on the road selling her beauty products, went to the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow to kill some time while her ...

One courageous step 70 years ago today in a downtown New Glasgow, N.S., movie theatre helped end segregation in Nova Scotia. On Nov. 8, 1946, Viola Desmond, a black Halifax beautician, stopped by the ...