Black History Month News Civil Rights Leader Rosa Parks Honored on Houston METRO Buses and TrainsAtiya JordanFebruary 11, 2022February 11, 2022 by Atiya JordanFebruary 11, 2022February 11, 20221592 METRO Houston has placed commemorative seat covers displaying Rosa Park’s name at the front of buses and trains....
News Congress Introduces Bill To Make Rosa Parks Day A Federal HolidayJeroslyn JoVonnOctober 5, 2021October 5, 2021 by Jeroslyn JoVonnOctober 5, 2021October 5, 20212143 Three Congresspeople have joined forces to introduce a bill that would make Rosa Parks Day a nationwide federal holiday....
News Montgomery Civil Rights Activist Lucille Times Who Got Into Fistfight With a Bus Driver, Dies at 100BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 21, 2021September 17, 2021 by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsAugust 21, 2021September 17, 20211922 Lucille Times was a tough cookie. The feisty Montgomery civil rights activist got into a fistfight with the same bus driver Rosa Parks defied six...
News Nicki Minaj Under Fire for New Rosa Parks Lyric That Critics Call DisrespectfulSelena HillFebruary 4, 2020February 4, 2020 by Selena HillFebruary 4, 2020February 4, 20205762 The day before Rosa Parks would have turned 107 years old, the Queens rapper released a snippet of her new song, which critics say disrespects...
Uncategorized Black History Month: Civil Rights Leader Rosa ParksSelena HillFebruary 4, 2017September 23, 2017 by Selena HillFebruary 4, 2017September 23, 20171601 BE celebrates Rosa Parks, a legendary civil rights leader and a key player in the Montgomery Bus Boycott during the Civil Rights Era....
Arts and Culture Lifestyle March On Washington Film Festival Honors Heroes of Civil Rights EraCarolyn M. BrownJuly 15, 2016September 28, 2017 by Carolyn M. BrownJuly 15, 2016September 28, 2017561 Striving to increase awareness of the events and heroes of the Civil Rights Era and inspire renewed passion for activism, the annual March On Washington...
News Twitter Reacts: Oregon Militia Leader Compares Himself to Rosa ParksCourtney ConnleyJanuary 6, 2016September 28, 2017 by Courtney ConnleyJanuary 6, 2016September 28, 2017435 Twitter reacts to Oregon 'militia' leader comparing himself to Rosa Parks...
Entrepreneurship Rosa Parks’ Family Loses Legal Battle With TargetJanell HazelwoodJanuary 6, 2016September 29, 2017 by Janell HazelwoodJanuary 6, 2016September 29, 2017992 On Monday, Jan. 4, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals got to review the dismissal of a case brought by the Rosa and Raymond Parks...
Arts and Culture Lifestyle This Day in History: Rosa Parks is BornCristie LeondisFebruary 3, 2015February 20, 2015 by Cristie LeondisFebruary 3, 2015February 20, 20151989 We are now on the fourth day of Black History Month, and on this special day we celebrate Rosa Parks‘ birthday. The Civil Rights leader...
News Library of Congress to House Rosa Parks PapersCourtney ConnleySeptember 11, 2014September 11, 2014 by Courtney ConnleySeptember 11, 2014September 11, 2014472 The historical collection of American icon, Rosa Parks, will now be housed at the Library of Congress...