To the editor: Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Claudette Colvin, Bessie Coleman, Ruby Bridges. Some of these names might be familiar to you, and others you might never have heard before. These ...

"Woman in the Garden," which opened at the beginning of March, has been curated by Jasmine Graham and gives flowers to fellow ...

Information here. Phillip Hoose: 10 a.m., Octavia Books, 513 Octavia St. The author reads and signs the children's book "Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!" Information here. Alexandra Davis ...

Questions ranged from historic Black icons including Harriet Tubman and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to lesser known yet equally significant individuals such as Claudette Colvin and Benjamin Banneker.

It was very difficult to keep going when all our efforts seemed in vain,” Rosa Parks described her work in the 1940s and early ’50s. Getting her political start with the Scottsboro Boys case in the ...

Of course, Princess Charlotte only added to the popularity. The name can also pay homage to Claudette Colvin, a pioneer of the 1950s civil rights movement who was arrested for refusing to give up ...