Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was 77 when she visited Yakima in late February 1990. The civil rights legend had shared her story widely since Dec. 1, 1955, when she was arrested and jailed for refusing ...

What do Elvis, Mr. Rogers, and Rosa Parks have in common? All have been commemorated on U.S. postage stamps due to their status as American icons. Now beloved c ...

Meet Evadne Mapoe, the trailblazing first female investigator at the Insurance Crime Bureau, who's breaking barriers in a ...

In 1999, the new lawyer coordinated a meeting between civil rights icon Rosa Parks and then-Pope John ... in St. Louis/ (AP Photo/James A. Finley) Blunt later recruited Martin to serve as chief ...

After decades of efforts to improve the Harlem River’s water quality, the state is considering upgrading its class designation.

The Senior Resource Center is introducing a new fitness class, Better Balance & Strength for Older Adults, in partnership ...

The 31st Bronx Parks Speak-Up event took place at Lehman College in Bedford Park on Saturday Feb. 22. Funded by the Bronx Council for Environmental Quality (BCEQ) through a Con Edison environmental ...

Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th ... his priorities for the parks. He wants me to address homelessness in the parks. He wants me to ensure that our parks are safe spaces for young people.

Let's go to America, in 1955, to Montgomery in the southern state of Alabama. There, when a woman called Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, a bus journey became very important. Rosa's refusal ...