When we think of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, many iconic figures come to mind: Martin Luther King Jr., ...

Rosa Parks Day would mark the first federal holiday to honor a Black woman, or any woman, period, in American history. The Rosa Parks Day Act, a bill that would make Dec. 1, the date Rosa Parks was ...

ATLANTA - Rosa Park, whose simple act of defiance became a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement, would be turning 111 on Sunday. The courage of Parks, often referred to as "the first lady of ...

On the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ arrest on a Montgomery bus, Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell is leading an effort in Congress to make Dec. 1 a federal holiday. In a speech Friday, Sewell asked all ...

Everyone knows Rosa Parks. The American activist is most recognized for her pivotal role in the civil rights movement, specifically the Montgomery bus boycott. This year, a public transit system is ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Thursday, Dec. 1, Knoxville Area Transit honored the late civil rights activist Rosa Parks by keeping one seat on every bus open. The seats had a placard to recognize how Parks ...

Seventy years ago today, Rosa Parks, a 42-year-old African American woman, made the decision not to give up her seat for a white person. The act would ignite a movement. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED ...

Metro is placing signs reading “Rosa Parks Day: Today this seat is reserved to honor Rosa Parks” on one seat in every bus. (Courtesy WMATA) Metro is setting aside one seat on every bus in its ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – TriMet announced they will not collect fares for bus or MAX rides on Sunday, Feb. 4 during the agency’s fourth annual tribute to Rosa Parks on what would have been the civil ...

DEARBORN, Mich. (WXYZ) (WXYZ) — Thousands of visitors flocked to The Henry Ford museum in Dearborn on Monday to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks ...