but Parks was instilled with a sense of dignity and pride from a young age. Her mother, Leona, was an influential figure in her life, often encouraging Rosa to be proud of who she was despite the ...

McCauley changed her Rosa Parks—Parks spent her life fighting for social justice, and her name is forever linked with her refusal to give up her seat to a white man on a segregated bus in 1955.

Rosa Parks would have turned 112 this weekend. Twenty years after her death, her legacy in the face of Jim Crow laws and her dedication to non-violent civil rights change is continuing to be honored.

On Saturday, Feb. 1, Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will host a celebration of the civil rights figure’s life and legacy ...

There, when a woman called Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, a bus journey became very important. Rosa's refusal was a protest about racism against black people. Racism is when someone ...

MONTGOMERY--Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum will celebrate what would have been the Civil Rights icon’s 112th birthday on ...

Montgomery County celebrates Transit Equity Day on Rosa Parks' birthday by offering fare-free rides on all Ride On buses, ...

To honor and celebrate the legacy of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) said it will offer free rides across all of its ...

Gov. Maura T. Healey signed the bill earlier this month, making Massachusetts the ninth state to honor Parks with an annual ...

TriMet will once again waive bus and MAX train fares for an entire day next week in honor of celebrated civil rights leader ...

Here's how to get fabulous items to make life around the house easier ... Erica Thedford is Rosa Parks’ great niece; her grandfather is Parks’ brother. “I didn’t know who she was to ...