“Not a single federal holiday honors a woman,” said U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio.). Beatty said designating Dec. 1 as Rosa ...

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.

Today, February 4, marks what would have been Rosa Parks’ 112th birthday, a moment to honor her unwavering fight for civil rights. Often recognized as part of the ‘Holy Trinity’ of Black ...

The City of Atlanta honored Rosa Parks on Friday with a special bus. Parks was an activist in the civil rights movement.

Sister Dana sez, “Commemorate and celebrate the history and achievements of African-Americans during BLACK HISTORY MONTH!” ...

David Rickman — a freelance historian, author and illustrator — will be delivering a lecture, “What was Worn in Mexican ...

Richmond-based Spy Rock Real Estate submitted an application to the Chesterfield planning department to rezone the Midlothian ...

Katie Yates is from Manchester, England, and she’s been an ice skater nearly all her life. Soon she’ll be skating at Enmarket ...

Paul Plishka, a powerful bass with a ready smile and hearty laugh who sang 1,672 performances at the Metropolitan Opera over ...

Once the arsenal of the Confederacy and a manufacturer of shells during both World Wars, Tredegar ceased operations for good ...