On November 14, 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges became one of the first Black students to attend an all-white public school ...

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“Hattie McDaniel was the first African American woman to receive an Oscar award with Gone with the Wind ... Basketball legend Julius Erving, as well as Ruby Bridges, the first African American child ...

Ruby Bridges, who in November 1960 became the first Black student to integrate at her all-white New Orleans public elementary school when she was only six years old, joins TODAY to share her new ...

The University held the 35th annual Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Commemoration Celebration at Rockefeller Chapel on January 29 with featured speaker Ruby Bridges, a civil rights activist who, at the ...

A new picture book, based on Sam Cooke’s iconic anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come” is set to publish this year via Little Bee ...

(Forgive me.) The observation that caught my attention was my granddaughter Talia saying to her mom, “Did you know Pop (her name for me) is the same age as Ruby Bridges?” Two things here.

Dave Chappelle has been tapped to receive the President’s Award during the 56th NAACP Image Awards, organizers said Tuesday. The honor will be bestowed February 22 during the Image Awards ...

From local activists and trailblazers to lesser-known names on the national stage, we shed a light on the contributions of ...

By Hilary Lewis Deputy Editor, East Coast, THR.com Dave Chappelle is set to receive the President’s Award at the 2025 NAACP Image Awards. The Grammy- and Emmy-winning comedian, who received the ...

These recognitions come in the form of Building Bridges awards. This year, Indiana University Kokomo graduate student Rosie Wood and the Carver Community Center were honored.