BRITE Bus is marking the birthday of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks, Transit Equity Day, by offering free rides on Tuesday.

Many prominent historical figures are from the Metro Detroit area. Here’s a list of prominent Black historical figures in ...

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Korematsu received the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, in 1998. He died in 2005 at age 86 ...

The legendary attorney, who represented Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr., will have his portrait hang permanently at the ...

More than 1,400 attendees enjoyed the sold-out DuPage County “I Have a Dream” Martin Luther King Jr. Unity breakfast on ...

Not only is King featured in the image, but civil rights icon Rosa Parks makes an appearance as well...and it’s sexually suggestive. Arthur Watkins Jr., an Atlanta entrepreneur, posted the ...

“Can a president rescind the medal of freedom,” reads the post. “Yes, a president can rescind the Presidential Medal of Freedom. While it is rare, there have been instances where a president ...

Bush (l) presents Pope John Paul II with the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom in the Sala Clementina, June 4, 2004, in Vatican City. (photo: TIM SLOAN / AFP via Getty Images) ...

President Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with Distinction to Pope Francis on Saturday, granting one of the nation’s highest honors to a figure he called “the People’s Pope.” ...

It is the only Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction he has awarded. President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis with a Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction during a phone call on ...