As time inevitably passes, we must remember that speeches of this magnitude were not given in a vacuum—they were calls to ...

King employed nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience in his campaigns. He organized peaceful protests, boycotts, and marches to to racial injustice.

Rosa Parks was actively involved in civil rights work long before the famous bus incident. She joined the NAACP in 1943. McDonalds Black History Month - 360Wise ...

Throughout history, Black communities have used economic boycotts as a powerful tool for resistance, empowerment and social change. Boycotts have served as a means to protest racial injustice, ...

Rep. Terri Sewell today described her proposed holiday as counter measure to what she called an attack on diversity and Black history by President Donald Trump’s administration.

“Not a single federal holiday honors a woman,” said U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio.). Beatty said designating Dec. 1 as Rosa ...

Rosa Parks Quiet Courage Committee members held their first tribute in 2006. Then in 2008, they lobbied before the city ...

Rosa Parks became a civil rights icon for refusing to give up her bus seat, but it led to personal and financial hardship for ...

Rosa Parks famously refused to move to the back of the bus, launching the Montgomery Bus Boycott. But here's what you ...

Metro Denver residents can ride Regional Transportation District buses and trains for free on Tuesday as part of Transit ...

In 1955 in the US, radio stations were playing Bill Haley's hit "Rock Around the Clock" around the clock, Billy Wilder's romantic comedy "The Seven Year Itch" starring Marilyn Monroe premiered in New ...

Celebrating the life and legacy of the nation’s “drum major for justice” was the focus of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration ... her role in the Montgomery bus boycott sparked ...