Bridges made history at 6-years-old when she walked into an all-White grade school in Louisiana, surrounded by federal ...

Eden Prairie students reflect on civil rights icons through art, writing, and poetry in the 2025 Words in Action Contest.

Many Quad-Cities school districts hosted all-school assemblies, individual classroom activities, crafts and promoted Black ...

(AP Photo/Pamela Smith) New York Knicks’ Mikal Bridges, right, defends the ball from Philadelphia 76ers’ Justin Edwards during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in ...

After YouTuber Ruby Franke formed a friendship with Jodi Hildebrandt, the duo were arrested for child abuse — but where do they stand now? Hildebrandt, who was the focus of a February 2025 ...

The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “I have slept in many places, for years on mattresses that entered,” by Diane Seuss, and his own poem “This Is a Test of the Federal Emergency ...

Instead of defaulting to the notifications on my phone, poetry has inspired me to begin the day in a different way. By Charley Locke Most mornings, as soon as I wake up, I feel the pull of my phone.

Republicans on the House Education Committee rejected a bill that would have permanently designated Nov. 14 Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day in Kansas. Screenshot courtesy of the Kansas Legislature ...

Over the course of 12 seasons, the Frederick Speaker Series has featured a number of trailblazing Black Americans. During the 2016 season, there was Bryan Stevenson, who began his education at a ...

The simplicity of his life informed his work. Ascending to fame at a time when Anglo-American poetry was growing increasingly difficult and obscure, Frost set himself apart. A lyric poet inspired ...

Three hundred years ago, Sir Isaac Newton presciently wrote: ‘We build too many walls and not enough bridges.’ Words that seem to ring true today, one way or another. But what are the world ...

Images of Ruby Bridges, the first African American student ... The evening will include student presentations, poetry, theater and music as well as King's favorite food — southern broasted ...