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President Obama Takes Photo W/ Rosa Parks Relative

President Obama plays with one of Rosa Parks' youngest living relatives after dedication ceremony.

President Obama spoke at Rosa Parks statue unveiling

By Amber McKynzie

Posted: March 3, 2013 Tags: President Obama, Rosa Parks, Statue, Terrell Anderson Jr.

Rosa Parks Statue Planned for Capitol Hill

Parks will be the first African-American woman depicted in a statue on Capitol Hill

Congress to unveil a statue of the civil rights activist Rosa Parks

By Makkada B. Selah

Posted: January 25, 2013 Tags: Rosa Parks

Tuskegee Airplane, Boeing-Stearman PT-13D Kaydet, c. 1944

This vintage, open-cockpit biplane was used at Alabama’s renowned Tuskegee Institute to train Black fighter pilots during World War II.

Memorabilia From National Museum of African American History & Culture

From Harriet Tubman's Hymn Book to Muhammad Ali's headgear, you can connect with all aspects of black cultural

In preparation for the 2015 opening of the National Museum of African American History &…

By Derek T. Dingle

Posted: March 5, 2012 Tags: Cassius Clay, Charles Blockson, Chuck Berry, civil rights, Harriet Tubman, Louis Armstrong, Martin Luther King, Michael Jackson, Middle Passage, Muhammad Ali, Nat Turner, National Museum of African American History & Culture, Rosa Parks, slavery, Smithsonian Institution, Thriller, Tuskegee Airmen

$When assessing the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the number of protesters he helped rouse, the amount of books documenting his philosophy that he published and the total revenue generated by artistic projects made in his honor only tell a fraction of the story. To truly decode Dr. King you must take into account the impact he has had on the global issues of race, class and social justice by virtue of inspiring change. In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, BlackEntperise.com spoke with James Peterson, the Director of Africana Studies and Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University, in an effort to enhance our understanding on the civil rights leader’s work. —Souleo$

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Decoded

See how the Civil Rights leader inspired mass change

As the nation celebrates the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Black Enterprise Decodes the…

By Souleo

Posted: January 16, 2012 Tags: Barack Obama, Bayard Rustin, BE Decoded, Beau McCall, civil rights, Decoded, James Peterson, March on Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., Nobel Peace Prize, Occupy Wall Street, Rosa Parks, The Mountaintop, Toni Morrison

Gay Rights vs. Civil Rights

African Americans banned together to fight racial injustice, but for some, gay rights is a different battle

Civil Rights and Gay Rights share many similarities, but those some would beg to differ.…

By Tamara Warren

Posted: July 12, 2011 Tags: anti-gay, Bayard Rustin, black lgbt, bullying, civil rights, Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network, gay marriage, Gay Rights, Herb Green, Human Rights Campaign, J. Bob Alotta, James Baldwin, Kenyon Farrow, Martin Luther King Jr., Mo’Nique, Out & Equal, Out and UpFront Project, Rosa Parks, Yoruba Richen

Poll of the Week

African American female achievements

Which 20th century African American woman made the greatest/most significant contribution to society?
Marian Anderson (Music)
Shirley…

By Black Enterprise

Posted: March 2, 2010 Tags: Althea Gibson, Ernesta Procope, Joycelyn Elders, Madam C.J. Walker, Mae Jemison, Marian Anderson, Naomi Sims, Rita Dove, Rosa Parks, Shirley Chisholm