We all know our share of powerful women. From mothers and grandmothers to teachers and leaders, the women in our lives shape ...

Luther Keith, the civic-minded Detroit native who broke racial barriers over a 30-plus-year career with The Detroit News ...

He's basically saying if you don't know who Harriet Tubman is, if you don't know who Rosa Parks is ... look how they responded." It is a biography of refusal and resistance.

What do Elvis, Mr. Rogers, and Rosa Parks have in common? All have been commemorated on U.S. postage stamps due to their status as American icons. Now beloved c ...

If you’ve been on the lookout for some truly inspiring reads for the young girls (and boys) in your life, you’ve come to ...

SMITHTOWN, NY — Second grade classes at Dogwood Elementary worked together to create a mural celebrating Black History Month, the Smithtown School District announced. Each class read a biography ...

And what else can quiet do that we don’t give it credit for? – Rosa Parks autobiography “Quiet Strength” I met a young woman when she and her family moved to the Prairie a few years ago.

The Library of Congress image, taken in Detroit in March 1973, shows the late civil rights leader Rosa Parks engaged in the holistic practice of yoga, lying on her stomach and pulling her feet ...

Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was 77 when she visited Yakima in late February 1990. The civil rights legend had shared her story widely since Dec. 1, 1955, when she was arrested and jailed for ...