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Rosa Parks Day: Metro honors civil rights figure with special Metrobus, seats
WDVM via Yahoo News· 6 months agoWASHINGTON (DC News Now) — December 1 is designated as Rosa Parks Day, a day to remember a woman...
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...
Rosa Parks documentary reveals the strong, courageous fighter behind the famous icon
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoYou know Rosa Parks as the civil rights icon who sparked the yearlong Montgomery bus boycott in...
Black toddler handcuffed during Rosa Parks ‘role-play’ at Florida day care, NAACP says
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoA Black 2-year-old attending a Florida day care was handcuffed and fingerprinted by a white student...
They want silence around Rosa Parks | BRIAN LYMAN
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 month 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...
Today is: Rosa Parks Day
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRosa Parks Day celebrates the legacy of Rosa Parks, a woman who is a symbol of equality, civil rights, and the American Civil Rights Movement. The...
US lawmakers push for federal holiday honoring Rosa Parks on the anniversary of her arrest
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoMembers of the Congressional Black Caucus marked the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest by...
Rosa Parks' legacy again celebrated in Gainesville by Rosa Parks Quiet Courage Committee
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCommunity leaders and performance artists participated in an annual event celebrating the legacy of...
Politician, activist and mentor to be honored at Rosa Parks' committee's awards ceremony
The Gainesville Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Rosa Parks Quiet Courage Committee announced the selection of its 2022 recipients of the Quiet...
CBC pushes for Rosa Parks to be the first woman to have federal holiday
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 6 months ago“She sparked the beginning of a movement that changed the very fabric of our nation,” said U.S. Rep....