The former Detroit home of the late civil rights activist Rosa Parks has been approved for a local historic district ...

On December 1, 1955, civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus. Now 64 years to the date, the Milwaukee Country Transit System honors the Presidential Medal ...

The first passenger seat in each bus will be off limits, marked with a commemorative sign for Rosa Parks, who was arrested after refusing to give up her seat for a white passenger on Dec. 1, 1955 ...

A Detroit City Council committee took a step on Thursday toward officially recognizing the former longtime flat of civil ...

A proposal is pending for the former Detroit home of Civil Rights Movement activists Rosa and Raymond Parks to be named a ...

After the pizza chain owner died last week, paying Rosa Parks’ rent was one among many of his generous actions.

Rosa Parks has been gone for nearly 20 years. Her legacy lives on, and now the City of Detroit wants to ensure her longtime home will live on, as well.

Republish This Story U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, sits down for an interview as part of CT Mirror's "In the Room" series in New Haven on June 18, 2025. Credit: Erica E. Phillips / CT Mirror ...

A local historic designation would protect the flat from demolition or major outward changes without city approval. A public hearing is planned.

The whole thing is “flabbergasting,” said Dennis Arguelles, Southern California director for the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Assn. “These stories may not be flattering to American ...