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 ...

Nathaniel "Traz" Powell was one of Miami's pioneering African American athletes, a trailblazer whose impact stretched far ...

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

In this Monday, May 2, 2016, file photo, the Massachusetts state flag flies in front of Boston City Hall. The commission put together to study the racial implications of the Massachusetts state seal ...

In honor of Transit Equity Day, ABQ Ride hit the streets in their antique bus. Transit Equity Day honors the life and legacy ...

Gov. Maura Healey designated Feb. 4 in Massachusetts as Rosa Parks Day, in celebration of the civil rights activist's legacy ...

Rev. Milford L. Griner, president and founder of Gainesville’s Rosa Parks Quiet Courage Committee (RPQCC), also took the ...

When Rosa Parks refused to move from her bus seat to give it to a white passenger on December 1, 1955, police in Montgomery, ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) -- Citilink is celebrating activist Rosa Parks' 112th birthday. Feb. 4 in the Summit City is proclaimed Transit Equity Day. Serving thousands of customers daily, Citilink ...

Per the Office of Disability Rights, “Priority bus and public transit lanes allow people with disabilities, who are twice as likely not to own a car in the District as people without disabilities, to ...

Tuesday, Feb. 4 marks the birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks — and local transit is honoring her legacy with free fare.