July 1 is the annual feast day for Episcopal saint Pauli Murray, the first Black woman to be ordained by the denomination: an affirmation of her many contributions not only to the church, but to ...

The former Detroit home of the late civil rights activist Rosa Parks has been approved for a local historic district ...

Rosa Parks and her husband Raymond lived in the Detroit flat from 1961 until 1988. The flat's owner sought the historic ...

Rosa Parks' former home in Detroit has earned a local historic designation. Police are continuing investigation of a shooting ...

A Detroit City Council committee took a step on Thursday toward officially recognizing the former longtime flat of civil ...

Rosa Parks, who was already active in the Civil Rights Movement, became known for her refusal to follow the Jim Crow-era laws in Montgomery, Alabama. Specifically, she refused to give up her seat ...

After the pizza chain owner died last week, paying Rosa Parks’ rent was one among many of his generous actions.

The Rosa Parks Collection of 7,500 manuscripts and 2,500 photographs are available to researchers at the Library of Congress on Feb. 4 and a portion will be open to the public on March 2.

Thank you, Rosa, for being a true role model, because your efforts made way for positive change in this society. Thank you, Google for remembering her. Some behaviors are worth honoring.

Rosa Parks Environmental Science ' s high ranking earned it eligibility to display a U.S. News Best Elementary Schools award badge. Badge eligibility recognizes educational excellence, as ...

On December 1, 1955, civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. Now 64 years to the date, the Milwaukee Country Transit System honors the Presidential Medal ...

GRTC Transit buses will carry a special tribute Thursday to the woman whose stand against segregation earned her a special place in the canon of the civil rights movement.