The Montgomery Advertiser on MSN2d
Bicycle ride will take same route as 1965 Selma to Montgomery march for voting rights
In honor of the Selma to Montgomery March, the Montgomery Bicycle Club is planning its 51-mile ride on the route civil rights ...
The Montgomery Advertiser on MSN2d
Alabama public universities unite in Montgomery to advocate for funding, public policy
Students from all 14 public universities in Alabama united to promote to legislators the importance of higher education.
Higher Ed Day brings lawmakers' attention to funding colleges & universities
Higher Ed Day is organized by the Higher Education Partnership. Executive Director Gordon Stone emphasized the value of the ...
How civil rights icon Rosa Parks made yoga a ‘radical’ part of her life
Rosa Parks was an avid yoga practitioner. The way Parks took a stand for civil rights reflects many of the principles behind ...
Smithsonian Magazine4d
The Railroad Workers Behind the Civil Rights Movement
Pullman porters did more than carry bags, they paved the way for higher education opportunities, the professional working ...
Stars and Stripes6d
‘My dog is my medication’: Veterans with PTSD paired with service dogs
So when Merriweather’s wife heard of Top Dogg K9 Foundation, an organization that trains service dogs and pairs them with ...
Orange County Register18d
Free bus and train rides Tuesday for Transit Equity Day
Formally known as Transit Equity Day, the celebration honors Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a public transit bus in Montgomery, Alabama ... onto a Metro bus or train and expect to ...
The Denver Post18d
RTD bus and train rides free Tuesday to honor civil rights leader Rosa Parks
who in 1955 refused to give up her seat and move to the back of a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, spurring the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott, led by King and others. Parks was born on Feb. 4 ...