Claudette Colvin’s bold stand comes into focus during Black History Month, highlighting young activists who helped shape the ...

Inspired by the example of 19th century abolitionists, 15-year-old Colvin refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus ...

Claudette Colvin, photographed here in 1998, helped end segregation on public transportation. Dudley M. Brooks / The ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A teacher who told year six children that Rosa Parks "did not exist" and that Martin Luther King was guilty of plagiarism has been banned. Patrick Lawler, 62, was found to have brought the teaching ...

Rosa Parks Circle ice skating is one of our favorite outdoor ice rinks in West Michigan. It sits in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids, amid trees twinkling with thousands of lights at night, with ...

Claudette Colvin was just 15 years old when she refused to give up her bus seat in segregated Montgomery, Alabama. Her defiance came nine months before Rosa Parks, and it ultimately helped crack the ...

A history teacher who branded Islam 'satanic' and told pupils that 'cocaine was purer back in the day' has been banned from the profession. Patrick Lawler, 62, promoted conspiracy theories about Covid ...

Ice sculptors took over Rosa Parks Circle on Saturday. (January 10, 2026) Bills lose Gabe Davis to torn ACL, may get Curtis Samuel, Ed Oliver back vs. Broncos as pressure mounts on Josh Allen to ...

A judge is expected to rule as early as Tuesday on whether a confession from a Hialeah teenager accused of killing his mother can be used as evidence at trial. Attorneys for 15-year-old Derek Rosa are ...

Down a snow-packed trail on Grand Rapids' West Side, around the corner and up against a fence, there's a small tent. It's covered in snow and not visible from the street. (January 23, 2026) ...