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

The For-Site Foundation, an arts nonprofit that hosts installations on national park land, will open “Black Gold: Stories ...

Gov. Jared Polis has signed a bill requiring the state's Department of Education to develop a statewide K-12 curriculum on ...

In a historic debut at the Studebaker Theater, “She Who Dared” tells a story of pivotal figures who fought segregation ...

If you’ve been on the lookout for some truly inspiring reads for the young girls (and boys) in your life, you’ve come to ...

These women have largely been forgotten, until now. The lesser-known figures who powered the Civil Rights Movement are the subject of a brand-new opera, set to make its world premiere next week in ...

The opera spotlights the women who challenged segregation in Montgomery, using classical music infused with sounds of gospel, ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Often overshadowed by the more widely-known story of Rosa Parks, Claudette ... Black people, the Colored people to get up and give their seat to a white person," Colvin ...

What is Black History Month? Black History Month is ... However, nine months before Rosa Parks’ famous act of defiance, Claudette Colvin, at just 15 years old, refused to give up her seat ...

For the month of February, the school's hallways have been transformed into a visual timeline, showcasing 50 extraordinary young Black achievers ... Ruby Bridges, Claudette Colvin and more.

Saturday marks the start of Black History Month ... according to Harvard University. One student, Claudette Colvin, was enrolled in history classes at her high school, which later inspired ...