The Civil Rights-era ‘She Who Dared,’ likely the first professionally staged opera by Black women, premieres June 3 in ...

Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005); Black History Month; Civil Rights; justice and equality. Summary: On 1 December 1955 Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white passenger, contravening ...

The opera spotlights the women who challenged segregation in Montgomery, using classical music infused with sounds of gospel, jazz and the blues to tell the story centered around seven women.

The City of Tallahassee and Leon County commemorated the 69th anniversary of the 1956 bus boycott, sparked by FAMU students, Wilhelmina Jakes and Carrie Patterson.

Her actions inspired leaders of the local Black community to organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott. One user wrote on X, "Just found out Lisa had Rosa Parks embroidered into her UNDERWEAR." ...

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Damage to Lisa's image began on Monday (May 5) when questions about who is portrayed in viral close-up photos of her black lace bodysuit's crotch and rear, shot when she professionally modelled the LV ...

Blackpink's Lisa has found herself in a major controversy surrounding her Met Gala 2025 outfit which reportedly had a Rosa ... on history. As Parks is such an important figure in the black rights ...

“Why is [Rosa ... Black identities in the Atlantic diaspora, particularly in the United States and Europe.” Parks, who was 92 when she died in 2005, organized the 381-day Montgomery Bus ...

None of the individuals depicted in any of the garments are Rosa Parks or other well-known figures from Black cultural history. They are all people from Henry’s own life.” The theme at this ye ...