Rosa Parks is known for being a civil rights icon. But did you know that she was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on Feb. 4, 1913?

There's a new effort to create a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell held a news conference ...

Rosa Parks gave the US civil rights movement a huge boost and inspired Martin Luther King Jr.

When Rosa Parks refused to move from her bus seat to give it to a white passenger on December 1, 1955, police in Montgomery, ...

TriMet, c-Tran and Portland Streetcar are offering free rides on the birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks, marking the ...

In 1944, a group of eight Howard University students took a stand against the status quo in segregated Virginia. Now, a ...

The first seat on every bus will be reserved in honor of Rosa Parks and her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement, from ...

Several groups gathered on Tuesday to celebrate Rosa Parks birthday and advocate for increased accessibility to mass transit. A coalition representing bus drivers, ...

The Detroit Department of Transportation's Reimagine blueprint calls for doubling bus services and increasing route frequency ...

I Want Freedom Now!' about Colvin's refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks.

Many prominent historical figures are from the Metro Detroit area. Here’s a list of prominent Black historical figures in ...