The Michigan high school seniors are the latest recipients of scholarships honoring civil rights activist Rosa Parks.

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Chicago Opera Theater has just unveiled a remarkable new work. “She Who Dared” is a compelling true story with warts-and-all ...

The new station connects the LAX airport to two Metro rail lines and 14 bus routes for the first time via a free shuttle.

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Grand Rapids Fire Department Fire Chief Brad Brown (left) and Batallion Chief Mark Fankhauser (right) wrap hotdogs for people ...

Grand Rapids marked its 175th anniversary with music, games and community fun at Rosa Parks Circle. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Grand Rapids is officially 175 years old, and to celebrate, the city threw a ...

Chicago Opera Theater’s world-premiere about the 1950s Montgomery bus boycotts tells the real story, usually a one-liner in ...

Little Caesars co-founder Marian Ilitch is one of the richest self-made women in the U.S., according to a recent Forbes list.

So now, The Root is taking a closer look at the anti-racist white heroes who were just as down for civil rights as Black ...

Attendees will also be able to check out an exhibit called “175 Moments in History,” a compilation of 175 images from Grand ...

She Who Dared centers the women behind the Montgomery bus boycott and the landmark case of Browder v. Gayle.