It's Black History Month and the Up First newsletter wants to highlight local history makers. Do you know anyone who has made ...

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus have brought forward a bill to add a federal holiday on December 1, honoring Rosa ...

Tempe park rangers cited a volunteer for serving food to the homeless at a popular gathering spot called "The Hill" at Mouer ...

USA Today experts selected Michigan destinations as best in the nation, now its up to the public to vote them into the top 10 ...

Auditions for the 2025 Asheville Community Talent Showcase (A.C.T.S.), a vibrant celebration of the rich talent from ...

The meeting spot for homeless people and local nonprofits is now regularly patrolled by park rangers, who warned 78-year-old ...

Gov. Maura Healey on Tuesday officially designated Feb. 4 as Rosa Parks Day in Massachusetts, on what would have been the civil rights leader’s 112th birthday.

“Not a single federal holiday honors a woman,” said U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio.). Beatty said designating Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day would not just be a day off work. “It’s a day to teach, to ...

Today, February 4, marks what would have been Rosa Parks’ 112th birthday, a moment to honor her unwavering fight for civil rights. Often recognized as part of the ‘Holy Trinity’ of Black ...

She stood up for her rights by staying seated: Rosa Parks gave the US civil rights movement a huge boost and inspired Martin Luther King Jr. And it was the year that two white men brutally ...