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Rosa Parks Legacy: Where Transit Equity Meets Civil Rights

Celebrating Activism - Civil Rights - Honoring Civil Rights Icons - Public Transit - Rosa Parks - Transit Equity

Dive into the intersection of Rosa Parks' impact on transit equity and civil rights in this engaging article!

Award-winning journalist and podcast host Trymaine Lee '03 is set to headline the 19th annual Rosa Parks Luncheon. Valley Metro in Roanoke is offering free bus rides to honor Rosa Parks. Despite progress, roadblocks in equality persist, highlighted by Gil Bland at an event in Hampton Roads. California pays tribute to Rosa Parks at the state Capitol with an old bus. Eau Claire commemorates Transit Equity Day on Rosa Parks' birthday, celebrating her advocacy for justice.

In a unique gesture, Citilink wraps a bus in honor of Rosa Parks on her 111th birthday for Transit Equity Day. Hampton Roads Transit allows riders to reflect on Rosa Parks' legacy on a special day. Eau Claire marks National Transit Equity Day in honor of Rosa Parks' enduring impact on civil rights.

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Award-winning journalist Trymaine Lee '03 to speak at 19th annual ... (Rowan Today)

Award-winning journalist and podcast host Trymaine Lee '03 will be the keynote speaker at the 19th annual Rosa Parks Luncheon on Monday, Feb.

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Valley Metro honors Rosa Parks with free bus rides in Roanoke (WDBJ7)

Valley Metro is ...

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69 years after Rosa Parks made history, roadblocks remain (WAVY.com)

Gil Bland, president of the Urban League of Hampton Roads, joined the festivities. “I was just privileged to have an opportunity to share a few words of ...

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California honors civil rights icon Rosa Parks (KCRA Sacramento)

An old bus was parked at the state Capitol on Monday to honor Rosa Parks. In 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man ...

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Eau Claire celebrates transit equity on Rosa Parks' birthday (WQOW TV News 18)

In honor of Transit Equity Day, the city of Eau Claire is celebrating a woman who sat down to stand up for justice.

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#PlacesofNEI: Citilink honors Rosa Parks with a bus wrapped in ... (inputfortwayne.com)

Citilink commemorated the 111th birthday of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in connection with Transit Equity Day.

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'Can see just how far we've come' | Rosa Parks honored on ... (13newsnow.com WVEC)

On Feb. 5, 2024, Hampton Roads Transit offered a rare opportunity for riders to reflect on the past instead of thinking ahead to the future.

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City of Eau Claire celebrates National Transit Equity Day (WEAU)

The day is set on Rosa ...

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