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Rosa Parks Day could become a new federal holiday
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 5 months agoU.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Selma, has proposed a bill that would make Dec. 1 a federal holiday commemorating the arrest of Rosa Parks. Sewell bill has the...
US lawmakers push for federal holiday honoring Rosa Parks on the anniversary of her arrest
CNN via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMembers of the Congressional Black Caucus marked the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest by...
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....
Lawmakers push to make December 1st a national holiday named after Rosa Parks
WDVM via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – A group of lawmakers wants to designate December 1st as a federal holiday in...
Lawmakers push for Rosa Parks holiday
WDVM via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Members of Congress are pushing for the passage of a bill that would make Dec. 1 a federal holiday commemorating the arrest of...
What's open, what's closed around Greater Cincinnati on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMonday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the life and birthday of one of the...
When is MLK Day 2024? What to know about the civil rights holiday
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMartin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday honoring the life and birthday of one of the most...
Celebration, community service, events: 3 things to do for MLK Day this year in Greater Lansing
Lansing State Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLANSING - From movies to community service to a celebration event, there are many ways to celebrate...
Now a federal holiday, here's how to celebrate Juneteenth throughout Delaware this month
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they...
Photos show the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMonday honors the birthday of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the most prominent figure in the...
