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 ...

In 1944, a group of eight Howard University students took a stand against the status quo in segregated Virginia. Now, a commemorative site honors their efforts to fight back against Jim Crow laws.

There's a new effort to create a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell held a news conference ...

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

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.

It’s not that easy to just do away with Black History Month. Almost 47 million Americans claim African American heritage, ...

Members of Bus Riders of Roanoke Advocacy Group — or BRRAG, for short — shared Jumper’s story on Tuesday, in celebration of ...

Transit Authority of River City is participating in Black History Month this February by recognizing a famous civil rights ...