The Southern Queens Parks Association, park stewards at Roy Wilkins in St. Albans, are excited for the appointment of Iris ...

The honors bestowed upon Blake in his later years were many and well deserved, including having his name on a park and a sports stadium.

Rosa, the new commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, started her career as a tenant advocate in ...

Iris Rodriguez-Rosa has worked in the department for nearly 40 years, most recently the first deputy commissioner for NYC ...

Beyond this, Rosa Parks was an admirer of Malcolm X, a high-profile campaigner against apartheid in South Africa and an outspoken critic of continuing sexism in the civil rights movement. "I am ...

"I am here to try to convince you young people ... after donations and months of work by community organizations. The Rosa Parks Committee raised $15,000 to bring her to the city.

I am. There’s so many wonderful people ... types of programming they would like to see added to the parks,” he said. Ramirez-Rosa was elected to the Council in 2015 at the age of 25.

Rosa Parks being fingerprinted by Deputy Sheriff ... supported the measure. “I am proud to join this legislation designating a national holiday in her honor to ensure her contributions that ...

I am so grateful to the Governor for her dedication to celebrate, honor, and to never forget the people who stood up for human dignity,” Sen. Lydia Edwards said. “Rosa Parks personifies ...

During the recent Champions of Diversity ceremony, Shannon Williams received the Rosa Parks Trailblazer Award ... influential women in her life. “I am surrounded by so many courageous and ...

I am the 21st Century History," Henyard said. "I am your Rosa Parks, your Harriet Tubmans. [sic] I am that person. Somebody has to say never, never ever give up." The town’s shutdown is taking a ...

"I am history. I am the 21st Century History," Henyard said. "I am your Rosa Parks, your Harriet Tubmans. I am that person.