*Who doesn’t know the name Rosa Parks? Her name is arguably the most famous in the history of the Civil Rights Movement. And with what Ms. Parks has often stated was an uninvited wealth of fame, ...

A Detroit City Council committee took a step on Thursday toward officially recognizing the former longtime flat of civil rights icon Rosa Parks and her husband, Raymond, as a local historic district, ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

A deeper look at Rosa Parks’ decades of organizing, resistance, and political struggle beyond her iconic 1955 arrest. Rosa Parks’ story begins long before the world heard her name. Born in Tuskegee in ...

In her autobiography, Parks refuted assertions that her refusal to give up her seat was the result of her being physically tired that day. She said, “No, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.” ...