John Lewis was born to sharecroppers in Troy, Alabama, in 1940. He would listen to the broadcasts of Martin Luther King Jr.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott came in response to the 1955 arrest of Rosa Parks when she decided to sit in the whites only front ...

One of the best protest tactics used during the civil rights movement and beyond is boycotting. Here's how to demand progress.

He led more than 600 peaceful protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to march for voting rights. The group was ...

DEI for Black Americans in the second age of Trump has a new meaning called the Declaration of Economic Independence.

The Black church has long played a significant role in supporting faith and the fight for Civil Rights in America, with its ...

Frustrated with the absence of positive representations of Black people in art, John Wilson responded by providing images of Black dignity while addressing the painful realities of racial prejudice.

Did you know that Claudette Colvin was arrested for not giving up her bus seat nine months prior to Rosa Parks? Claudette Colvin and three other black students were told on March 2nd, 1955 ...

There is a growing number of organized boycotts against mega-retailers amid their end of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Reproductive labor — like cooking, child care and distributing mutual aid — serves as the lifeblood of social movements.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — For the first time, the NFTA is honoring Rosa Parks by reserving a seat in her name on all 300+ buses and paratransit. On every NFTA bus, a sign now marks a seat for Rosa Parks. It was ...

Laketran and Geauga Transit, in partnership with the NAACP of Lake County, have continued recognizing the life and legacy of Rosa Parks — the civil rights activist who sparked the Montgomery Bus ...