Her experiences during these years would later guide her work as an activist. On Dec. 18, 1932, Rosa married Raymond Parks, whom she called “the first real activist I ever met.” He inspired ...

A new opera tells the story of the Black women who organized in Alabama leading up to the Montgomery bus boycott.

Despite any similarities, the message behind Mendoza's work with the Rosa Parks Family ... Steel said she was not aware that Parks lived at the house, but added, "I did not know Mrs. Parks at ...

Rosa Parks did not have a life of ease. Both she and her husband were fired for her activism and had trouble finding work. When the voting rights bill was passed in 1965, it took Rosa Parks three ...

Rosa Parks’ refusal on a Montgomery ... she explained as so much of their work in Montgomery produced no change. Repeatedly in her writings, Parks underscored the difficulties in mobilizing ...

Some people thought one of the featured faces looked like Rosa Parks, the civil rights activist ... In addition to his work on Lisa’s Met Gala look, Williams designed his own outfit for the ...

Sixty-eight years ago on this day, December 1 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested “for ... she was simply tired after a long day’s work, later on Parks rectified that sentiment, stating, “People ...

Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005); Black History Month; Civil Rights; justice and equality. Summary: On 1 December 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger, contravening ...