What began as Negro History Week — established by historian Carter G. Woodson in February 1926 — evolved into Black History ...

As Ella Baker noted, women were the "backbone of the civil rights movement," yet their contributions were often overlooked or ...

The evening featured music and dance, poetry, reflections on historic achievements, honors for two Riverhead educators and a moving keynote address by Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr.

Legislation proposes Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day, honoring the civil rights activist who sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and ...

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 ...

All month long, WIVB News 4 will be celebrating Black History Month. We’re focusing on a special recognition from the NFTA, which is honoring legendary civil ...

In this digital age of disinformation, it’s easy for simple facts about the Civil Rights Movement to get misconstrued. During ...

Last week in Episode 6 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 17, 11 queens made it through a “sickening” fashion ball with style icons Law Roach and Hunter Schafer watching their every strut. Determined to ...

With a brand-new federal holiday proposal, Americans could soon have an additional day off between Thanksgiving and Christmas.The day, December 1, would be in honor of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks ...

Upper Manhattan residents and workers claiming that parking is harder to come by after the controversial rollout of ...