Claudette Colvin, civil rights icon arrested for not giving up bus seat, dies at 86
In 1955, at the age of 15, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks' act of defiance.
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In 1955, at the age of 15, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, nine months before Rosa Parks' act of defiance.
DART is honoring Parks' bravery 70 years ago when she refused to give up her seat on a bus.
A new report from the National Urban League is citing what the civil rights and urban advocacy group says are some of the top threats to democracy for Black Americans.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is planning to reserve a seat at the front of every bus this week to "honor the life and legacy of the late Rosa Parks."
A North Texas church is honoring the Rosa Parks legacy with a memorial to the late Atatiana Jefferson — the 28-year-old who was shot and killed by a former Fort Worth police officer inside her home almost two months ago.
I guess you could call it one small step for womankind. Toymaker Mattel is honoring Rosa Parks and Sally Ride with their very own Barbie dolls.
Oprah Winfrey has visited the grave of a black Alabama woman whose rape by six white men in 1944 drew national attention and whose story was highlighted in Winfrey's recent Golden Globes speech.
The house of American civil rights icon Rosa Parks may be returning to the United States.
Cities across the nation will be celebrating the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend but some hold a more historical significance than others.
Officials with the USPS will be on hand at a Dallas high school to unveil the new Rosa Parks Forever Stamp. The unveiling is part of an event, open to the public, which will include a salute to Parks, speeches, a dramatic presentation and songs.
City officials told Occupy Dallas protesters this afternoon that they will not be evicted Tuesday, despite a federal judge's ruling that blocked the group's injunction against the city.
