Americans Will Get Federal Holiday Between Thanksgiving, Christmas Under New Proposal
With a brand-new federal holiday proposal, Americans could soon have an additional day off between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The day, December 1, would be in honor of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks has been proposed by Representative Terri Sewell of Alabama.
Lawmakers Push For Rosa Parks Federal Holiday
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Massachusetts declared Feb. 4 as Rosa Parks Day
Gov. Maura Healey designated Feb. 4 in Massachusetts as Rosa Parks Day, in celebration of the civil rights activist's legacy of advocating for racial equality and change.
Pooler celebrates Rosa Parks Day at West Chatham
West Chatham Middle School celebrated Rosa Parks Day on Tuesday, February 4. The event featured performances by The Savannah Music Festival Jazz Academy and the West
Proposed legislation to create new federal holiday to honor Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks Day will serve as a reminder of the power of ordinary Americans to achieve extraordinary social change. And each year, Americans—young and old—can draw
AL Dems file bill to establish Rosa Parks Day
Congresswoman Terri Sewell filed the bill on Rosa Parks' 112th birthday.
Lawmakers call for Rosa Parks holiday
Not a single federal holiday honors a woman,” said U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio.). Beatty said designating Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day would not just be a day off work. “It’s a day to teach, to reflect and to encourage that every child in America knows Rosa Parks,
Alabama Rep. calls for Rosa Parks holiday to counter Trump’s ‘attack’ on Black history
Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell has introduced legislation to create a federal holiday honoring civil rights pioneer Rosa ...
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Sewell, Figures lead push for new federal holiday
Birmingham, and Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, introduced the Rosa Park Day Act to make Dec. 1 a national federal holiday ...
Rosa Parks Day Act bill introduced to honor role in Civil Rights Movement
On what would have been Rosa Parks' 112th birthday, U.S. Representatives Terri A. Sewell of Alabama, Joyce M. Beatty of Ohio, and Shomari C. Figures of Alabama ...
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Every Bus and Train in DC Has a Seat Reserved for Rosa Parks Today
There’s a seat reserved for Rosa Parks on every Metrobus and Metrorail train today. February 4 is the birthday of the civil ...
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Metro reserves seat on every bus, train to honor Rosa Parks
Metro is reserving a seat on every bus and train on Tuesday to pay tribute to Rosa Parks on what would be her 112th birthday. “Her actions — refusing ...
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Transit Equity Day gains momentum in Savannah: enjoy free rides today in honor of Rosa Parks
When stepping on the bus today, you’ll see a seat already taken, but no one is in it. The seat is set aside today for Rosa ...
Remembering the life of Rosa Parks at California capitol
People gathered at the California Capitol for the 25th Annual Rosa Parks Day. Sacramento Regional Transit brought out old buses that operated in the 1950s. Organizers of the event are hoping more ...
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Local Historian Michael Harris Centers His Work On ‘Auntie Rosa’
OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - From a statue in the U.S. Capitol to reserved seats on public transit, Sacramento historian Michael Harris works tirelessly to honor Rosa Parks.
Who was Rosa Parks? Meet the woman who changed the course of history
The activist’s refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus in Alabama helped fuel the Civil Rights Movement.