Armstrong said she spoke with the teacher who created the assignment. “Students and all children, nobody is automatically born with racism. Racism is something that is taught,” Armstrong said. “What ...

Anybody who spent enough time in elementary school has heard of the Mayflower, the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War and the Gettysburg Address. Anybody who ...

The commemorative coins minted to mark America’s 250th anniversary have officially begun circulating—but large swaths of the nation’s history failed to make the cut. What remains is a narrow vision of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A former Safe Routes to School coordinator says she was fired for wearing a Ruby Bridges t-shirt. In a complaint filed last week in federal court, former employee Beth Schmidt ...

A former Salem program coordinator is suing for wrongful termination after being fired for wearing a shirt depicting a famous civil rights painting. The shirt featured Norman Rockwell's "The Problem ...

Everest Elementary School hosted a community walk to celebrate Ruby Bridges Day on Nov. 14. The event honored Ruby Bridges, who was the first Black child to integrate an all-White school in New ...

LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE OR THE DEATH PENALTY. NEW TONIGHT-- A MISSISSIPPI CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER IS NOW AT THE CENTER OF A NATIONAL DEBATE OVER AMERICA'S HISTORY. THIS A ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — In neighborhoods across Bakersfield, community groups are stepping up—walking children to school and pushing for safer infrastructure, continuing the legacy of civil ...

This month students across the Alameda Unified School District are engaged in multiple efforts to help the members of our community, including food drives, warm coat drives, toy collections, gift card ...

On a rainy Nov. 14 morning, Capri Elementary School hosted its first-ever Ruby Bridges Walk-to-School Day. More than 200 students, families, staff and community members walked to the Encinitas school, ...

HILLSIDE, NJ - The Hillside NAACP, in partnership with AAA Northeast, brought the Walk to School Day with Ruby Bridges to the township of Hillside. Bridges visited Ola Edwards Community School on ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ - Elementary schools across New Jersey participated in the annual "Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day," on Nov. 14, honoring the young girl whose stand against racism ignited ...