People who work in government offices get all kinds of flak, often unfairly. Columnist Ed Pratt tells the story of one civil ...

At UChicago’s MLK event, civil rights icon recalls integrating New Orleans schools and pleads to protect today’s youth ...

Bridges spoke at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel about her experience as the first Black student to attend her elementary school.

School of Science and Technology-Bayshore students are being introduced to a powerful new initiative, "Dear Future Me," that ...

Ruby Bridges’ story is one of bravery, determination, and the fight for equal rights. At just six years old, Ruby became a powerful symbol of the civil rights movement when she became the first ...

SPARTANBURG — Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to attend ... They had already sent their kids to school so they came out of their house and stood on the sidewalk. Some friends helped me ...

Reading such books with kids can help heighten their awareness ... “Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts” by Ruby Bridges, illustrated by John Jay Cabuay, is a genuine testimony to the power of children.

Something Happened in Our Town” centers around the perspective of two families – one Black and one white – as they discuss a ...