There's a new effort to create a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell held a news conference ...

Rosa Parks is known for being a civil rights icon. But did you know that she was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on Feb. 4, 1913?

“Not a single federal holiday honors a woman,” said U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio.). Beatty said designating Dec. 1 as Rosa ...

TODAY WAS RUSSELL DAY, OFFERING THOSE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD A CHANCE TO DEPART ON A TARC BUS FROM THE BEECHER TERRACE COMMUNITY CENTER TO THE ROUTES 101, AFRICAN ... to honor Rosa Parks and her ...

Transit Authority of River City will save a seat on every bus in its fleet in remembrance of Parks and her contribution ... She was the first African American chemist to be hired at Brown-Forman ...

A small act can spark a movement, and that's what Rosa Parks did ... On Dec. 1, 1955, Parks, an African American woman, refused to give up her seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama.

At about the same time, an African-American woman named Rosa Parks was arrested, sparking a protest campaign that would go down in history as the Montgomery bus boycott — another key moment in ...

Many prominent historical figures are from the Metro Detroit area. Here’s a list of prominent Black historical figures in ...

HE WOULD ALSO BE THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER ... moments in Black History all month long. 1955 - Rosa Parks born. Parks famously refused to give up her seat to a white ...

ATLANTA - Black History Month is a time to honor the achievements, contributions, and resilience of Black Americans ... a 112th Birthday Celebration of Rosa Parks on Jan. 31.

Rosa Parks was actively involved in civil rights work long before the famous bus incident. She joined the NAACP in 1943. McDonalds Black History Month - 360Wise ...

The winning bus design features the faces of six African American or black children ... reserve one seat on every Metro Bus in honor of Rosa Parks, recognizing her decision to refuse to give ...