But one of the most revered is Rosa Parks, the godmother of the movement. The civil rights icon served as a catalyst for social justice demonstrations when in 1955 she refused to give up her seat for ...

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 ...