In a powerful new book, a hero of the Civil Rights era tells her story to children
Claudette Colvin co-wrote the book, about bus boycotts and a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, with ...
The Royal Gazette13d
Spotlight on civil rights figure
Teenagers were given history lessons during their school bus rides as part of a celebration honouring trailblazers who made a ...
Bernews15d
Community Members Honour Claudette Colvin
A community gathering was held yesterday [March 3] to mark the stand taken by Claudette Colvin in Alabama in 1955. A spokesperson said, “On March 2, 1955 a 15-year-old high school student riding ...
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Montgomery Bus Boycott activist Claudette Colvin remembers her stand against injustice
When she was 15, she was arrested for not giving her seat up to a white woman 9 months before Rosa Parks. USPS Announces Changes To First-Class Mail, Other Services Lester Holt to step down as ...
Pew Research Center22d
5 facts about Americans’ views of government
Here are five facts about how Americans view their government, drawn from Pew Research Center surveys conducted in recent years. How we did this This Pew Research Center analysis examines Americans’ ...
Sand Mountain Reporter28d
Colvin tapped to serve as House Majority Whip
Alabama House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen on Monday announced that freshman State Rep. Brock Colvin (R-Albertville) will serve as House Majority Whip, the third highest position in the Republican ...
San Diego Union-Tribune29d
‘Top Chef’ alum Claudette Zepeda is ready to cook for San Diego again
Claudette Zepeda works on dishes at her new Leu Leu by Claudette Zepeda restaurant-lounge in Leucadia. (DsngdbyV) Since she started running her own kitchens, the mother of two has emphasized her ...