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Meet Georgia Gilmore, the cook turned activist who fueled the Montgomery Bus Boycott with her...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGeorgia Gilmore.Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by Alabama Media Group/Photo by...
Montgomery to host celebrations marking the 67th anniversary of Bus Boycott
NBC News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMontgomery, Alabama, is marking the 67th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott with a series of...
Montgomery events honor Rosa Parks Day and 68th anniversary of Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 6 months agoFour days of celebration and reflection are coming this weekend with the 68th anniversary of the...
36 quotes for Women's History Month to share with your kids
The Today Show via AOL· 1 year agoMarch is Women’s History Month, and there's no better time to celebrate the accomplishments of women...
Stories of a movement: Cocoa Brown to emcee Rosa Parks Gala on Saturday
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs a comic, writer and actor in TV and film, Cocoa Brown’s life is full of stories. But some of the...
Florida textbook altered to remove references to Rosa Parks’s race: report
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Florida textbook publisher removed all references of race from a lesson about civil rights icon...
Rosa Parks statue gets one step closer to Alabama State Capitol
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Alabama Women’s Tribute Statute Commission Tuesday approved a design for a Rosa Parks statue...
Congressional Black Caucus members honor Rosa Parks on anniversary of arrest
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn Dec. 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Ala. for refusing to give up her seat on a...
Montgomery celebrates MLK's legacy honoring four local leaders
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's Note: This article has been updated to correct the date that Martin Luther King, Jr....
Arthur Madison and the long afterlife of courage
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWe’re going to interrupt the jeremiads of this space for some good news. Back in February, I wrote about Arthur Madison. For those who don’t remember,...