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[…] in the White House. The public will be allowed to pay their respects to Cummings later on Thursday. Only two African-Americans have lain in the Dome before: Rosa Parks in 2005 and in 1998, Capitol Hill Police officer Jacob Chestnut, murdered by a gunman while on duty along with another officer. Elijah Cummings - lie […]

[…] that they move to the beat of their own drum. They’re not interested in singing Kumbaya and they don’t believe that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks are the only two African-Americans in American history worth celebrating or learning about. But that doesn’t mean that they aren’t just as concerned about or willing to […]

[…] more honors and film credits than one can possibly list. Her extensive career has afforded her memorable and iconic roles in films such as Malcolm X, The Rosa Parks Story, and Black Panther. Her role as Tina Turner in What’s Love Got to Do With It earned Bassett an Academy Award nomination. A graduate of […]

[…] This is when Pullman porters moved onto form the first-ever All-Black Union and Edgar D. Nixon was the Pullman porter who was quite instrumental in starting the bus boycott following Rosa Parks’ arrest. He even enlisted a young minister to organize the events in his absences – and the minister’s name was Martin Luther King Jr.

*The Canadian government announced that civil rights activist Viola Desmond will become the first woman of color to appear on the country’s banknotes. Desmond, who challenged racial segregation at a film theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia in 1946, will be the new face of Canada’s $10 bill. As her story goes, on Nov. 8, […]

[…] justice, humanism and spiritualty. The night is anchored by works influenced by Dr. King, including The Movement, which recalls the civil rights struggles of Dr. King and Rosa Parks, as well as The Little Rock Nine, which is a tribute to the nine African-American students who integrated Central High School on September 25, 1957. The […]

[…] realize that Gabby Union is one of the funniest people out there…she’s like ‘Tiny Fey funny,'” Rock said on the same radio show in December. “With the right parts she could do something big, and turn around and play Rosa Parks.” To see Union’s interview on “The Angie Martinez Show,” check out the video below: gabrielle-union

[…] the 40-hour workweek and eight-hour workday. For African American women in history, civil rights have never been an either/or, only a both/and. Sojourner Truth was an abolitionist and suffragette.  Rosa Parks was an anti-rape advocate and civil rights activist. Lucy Parsons was a labor organizer and birth control advocate. Without the groundbreaking work of Black women and other women of color, many […]

[…] make that million dollars as powerful as it can be … He’s on the right track,” Curry says. READ RELATED STORY: NAACP President Compares Colin Kaepernick to Rosa Parks As cbs.com reports, various athletes and other NFL players are starting to follow Kaepernick’s example in kneeling to protest the same issues. Kevin Durant has also   […]

[…] responded,”‘Hearing that is a wonderful thing—seeing as I’m 80!’”  Bassett has always been super aware of her image in Hollywood, especially after playing legendary characters such as Rosa Parks, Betty Shabazz, Tina Turner, and Ramonda in “Black Panther.” READ MORE: Angela Bassett Talks Being ‘Paid Fairly’ in Hollywood   View this post on Instagram   A […]

[…] church in Abbeville. Her attackers left her on the side of the road in an isolated area, where she was found by her father. The NAACP assigned Rosa Parks to investigate the case, and she rallied support for justice for Taylor. Recy Taylor Two all-white, all-male grand juries declined to charge the six white men […]

*Angela Bassett’s portrayal of Tina Turner in 1993’s “What’s Love Got to Do With It” was among an unreal amount of real life women the actress had taken on by the time we spoke with her in 2002 for her portrayal of Rosa Parks in the CBS film “The Rosa Parks Story.” Bassett had also […]