Violet Bryan News Today

Toronto's first Black female city councillor, known for her advocacy for more inclusive policies and practices within municipal government, Beverley Salmon, has died at the age of 92. CBC News reporte...

TORONTO: Beverley Noel Salmon had several firsts in her life including being the first black woman elected municipally in Toronto and the first black female commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. The former nurse, politician and...

Professors Sabia McCoy-Torress and Z’étoile Imma will chat with Violet Bryan, Professor Emerita of English at Xavier University, about her new book exploring the work of two women writers who emphasize Jamaica through a local perspective.