Topic: Rosa Parks

What's the difference between a political activist and a political hero? It's often a matter of intention versus accident. Within the civil rights...
A Wayne County judge postponed Wednesday's court hearing where he was to decide whether to return the estate of civil rights icon Rosa Parks to the ...

Hearing postponed in Parks case

Region. . Wayne County Probate Judge Freddie Burton Jr. has postponed a court hearing set for today at which he was to decide whether to return the...

Ron Paul and the liberty of bullies

On January 12, a great blow was struck against freedom, if you subscribe to the philosophy of Ron Paul. The Ohio Civil Rights Commission voted 4-0...

Julie Dash To Direct ‘Tupelo 77′: Sundance

Julie Dash (The Rosa Parks Story) is in final negotiations to direct new feature Tupelo 77, Angel Entertainment's Bob Crowe said this afternoon at...
I think it's essential that kids of all backgrounds grow up with memories of actively marking Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's birthday. At most...
Affirmative Action Association Announces Nominees for Civil Rights and Diversity Awards. . American Association for Affirmative Action will also...
If you wake up with the clock radio set to WQXR, check out The Arts File at 8:30pm tomorrow. Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, The Scottsboro Boys (above) and A Free Man of Color. They also cover an epochal span?1801 to ...
So why did Rosa Parks become the solitary symbol for equality? Nixon was an activist long before Rosa Parks came to work for him. However honorable the intent of her action, Rosa Parks refusing her seat at this time was a staged ...

Famous school dropouts

I've been writing and thinking a lot about what it means to have a degree and how society puts so much pressure on this formal form of education...