Maine writer and civil rights pioneer team up on new kids’ book
I Want Freedom Now!' about Colvin's refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks.
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Laketran, Geauga Transit reserve front seats on buses to recognize Rosa Parks
Laketran and Geauga Transit, in partnership with the NAACP of Lake County, have continued recognizing the life and legacy of Rosa Parks — the civil rights activist who sparked the Montgomery Bus ...
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New Book Tells the Story of the Most Influential Black Woman You’ve Never Heard Of
Danielle Phillips-Cunningham, an associate professor in the School of Management and Labor Relations, explores this ...
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Today's local history makers: We want to hear who is making Black history near you
It's Black History Month and the Up First newsletter wants to highlight local history makers. Do you know anyone who has made ...
This historian wants you to learn Broward’s Black history. His flashcards might help
Emmanuel George holds a deck of Black Broward Flashcards that he created to celebrate and educate about the county’s rich Black history. Carl Juste [email protected] Not everyone in Broward knows ...
Lawmakers call for Rosa Parks holiday
An effort in Congress to honor Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks could make Dec. 1 a new federal holiday. Second type of ...