School 6 has the highest absenteeism rate among K-8 schools in Paterson. It serves a neighborhood with high poverty, a food ...

Black History figures everyone should know about For too many years, history books have focused on the achievement of White ...

YEAH. WELL, TODAY PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE STATE ARE HONORING THE LIFE OF ROSA PARKS. IT’S THE 25TH ANNUAL ROSA PARKS DAY HERE IN CALIFORNIA. IT’S ALSO KNOWN AS TRANSIT EQUITY DAY IN HONOR OF ...

Gov. Maura Healey designated Feb. 4 in Massachusetts as Rosa Parks Day, in celebration of the civil rights activist’s legacy of advocating for racial equality and change. Lawmakers filed a bill ...

You can learn about Black History bus tours happening this month in the player above.Throughout the month, TARC is saving a seat on every bus in its fleet to honor Rosa Parks and her contribution ...

"I’m proud TARC continues to honor that legacy, and the legacy of Rosa Parks." In celebration of Black History Month, TARC will also partner with Spalding University to offer 200 JCPS students ...

There’s a seat reserved for Rosa Parks on every Metrobus and Metrorail train today. February 4 is the birthday of the civil rights legend, who died in 2005. WMATA has previously dedicated seats to ...

A small act can spark a movement, and that's what Rosa Parks did. On Transit Equity Day on Tuesday, the Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority is honoring her pivotal act of defiance that ignited ...

Rosa Parks, left, and Martin Luther King, second from left, at an award ceremony in 1965Image: AP Photo/picture alliance On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks, who worked as a seamstress in a department ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Laketran and Geauga Transit will honor the life of civil rights icon Rosa Parks this week by reserving the front seat on their buses. From Feb. 3 through Feb. 8 ...

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 ...

Feb. 27 — In 1869, John Willis Menard rose from his seat in the chamber of the U.S. Congress to defend his status as the ...