Proud and Beautiful African American Doll Collection” opens Feb. 1 at t Museum, 1859 E. Lexington Ave., with an opening reception will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The exhibit will remain on display ...

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

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 ...

The event was seen as a catalyst for the emerging civil rights movement, as protests followed the killers' acquittal in court. At about the same time, an African-American woman named Rosa Parks was ...

The City of Atlanta honored Rosa Parks on Friday with a special bus. Parks was an activist in the civil rights movement.

He told Martin (Luther King), “I have a job I want you to do,’ “A sanctified sister sat down so you and I could stand up,” said Caldwell referring to Rosa Parks, a civil rights leader best ...

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The Pensacola Lighthouse and Maritime Museum offers the opportunity to learn more about the history of the lighthouse an ...

A team of Palestinian and Israeli directors take a daring approach to the subject. But the Oscar-nominated film could not find a U.S. distributor. By Alissa Wilkinson Kristen Stewart and Steven ...

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