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Civil rights icon Rosa Parks was a Yogi: ‘She was often taking care of herself’
If you look closely, you can see a twinkle in her eye. The Library of Congress image, taken in Detroit in March 1973, shows ...
Montgomery Jail holds tightly to civil rights artifacts, including Rosa Parks’ mug shot
Montgomery County is the epicenter of the Civil Rights Movement where, even behind bars, history has been made. That includes ...
He fought bigotry in NC, made the FBI’s ‘Most Wanted List’ and was eulogized by Rosa Parks
In 1958, Williams chaired the Committee to Combat Racial Injustice, which organized to defend two Black boys, ages 7 and 9, ...
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Legislation introduced for Rosa Parks Day federal holiday
At a press conference earlier this month, Reps. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, and Shomari Figures, D-Ala. introduced legislation to make Rosa Parks Day a federal holiday. The Rosa Parks ...
Seniors take note: Rosa Parks Scholarship deadline is Feb. 28
Michigan graduating high school seniors are invited to apply for the scholarship that honors the values of civil rights ...
Deadline is March 6 for Rosa Parks scholars to apply for Detroit News internships
The internships offer an opportunity to report news, take news photographs and work on print and digital news production.
Accessibility of Rosa Parks, Helen Keller statues focus of state commission meeting
The Alabama Women’s Tribute Statue Commission Tuesday got an update on the site preparation for statues of Rosa Parks and ...
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Speed Painter Honors Rosa Parks
Nationally renowned speed painter Evan Struck visited the University of North Dakota Thursday, Feb. 20, where he painted a ...
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Civil rights icon Rosa Parks was a Yogi: ‘She was often taking care of herself’
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 ...