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Rosa Parks and Helen Keller statues closer to reality at Alabama Capitol
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Alabama Women’s Tribute Statute Commission expects to finalize a contract by mid-September to...
CBC pushes for Rosa Parks to be the first woman to have federal holiday
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 5 months ago“She sparked the beginning of a movement that changed the very fabric of our nation,” said U.S. Rep....
AOC said the story of Rosa Parks is 'too woke' for the GOP after mention of her race was removed...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a press conference urging the inclusion of the...
They want silence around Rosa Parks | BRIAN LYMAN
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoThe Rosa Parks statue in Montgomery’s Court Square is not what you expect from a monument. That’s why I love it. There’s no pedestal. No stage. Nothing...
Local leaders celebrate Rosa Parks anniversary with 'Day of Courage' event
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn honor of a civil rights icon, a host of Alachua County leaders assembled to recognize the courage...
Confederate icon’s descendant advocates for removing ancestor’s statue from U.S. Capitol
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe great-great-great grandson of Confederate icon J.Z. George wants to see his ancestor’s statue...
Statue of trailblazing educator and civil rights activist Bethune unveiled in U.S. Capitol
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON, D.C. — On a July day in 1875, Mary McLeod Bethune came into the world in a small log...
Rep. George Santos compares himself to Rosa Parks
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 10 months ago“It’s a slap in the face to Black people,” said Ameshia Cross, a Democratic strategist. U.S. Rep. George Santos is […] The post Rep. George Santos...
Black educator Mary McLeod Bethune honored in U.S. Capitol's Statuary Hall
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEvelyn Bethune, front left in yellow, a granddaughter of Mary McLeod Bethune, attends the unveiling...
The 25 Best Rosa Parks Quotes About Social Justice and Equality
Country Living via Yahoo News· 4 months agoFor the shortest month of the year, February is chock full of important holidays and observances,...