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

African-Americans sit in seats originally reserved for white people only during a campaign against a segregation ordinance released by the city of Birmingham, Ala. after the arrest of Rosa Parks ...

Affectionately known as the “mother of the civil rights movement,” Parks was born in Tuskegee ... Courage & Wisdom” of the African-American activist and “Risk It All” to “Stand ...

There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy ...

Rosa Parks, age 42, was commuting home from her ... But when white-only seats were filled, the driver had the authority to ask an African American rider to give up their seat.

There's a new effort to create a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell held a news conference ...

Rosa Parks is known for being a civil rights icon. But did you know that she was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on Feb. 4, 1913?

The activist’s refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Alabama helped fuel the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Parks smiles during a ceremony where she received the ...

Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell has introduced legislation to create a federal holiday honoring civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks ... the history of African Americans,” she said.

TODAY WAS RUSSELL DAY, OFFERING THOSE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD A CHANCE TO DEPART ON A TARC BUS FROM THE BEECHER TERRACE COMMUNITY CENTER TO THE ROUTES 101, AFRICAN ... to honor Rosa Parks and her ...