CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Often overshadowed by the more widely-known story of Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin's bravery on March 2, 1955, was a powerful testament to the spirit of resistance and the ...

Michelle Hofmann is an Emmy Award winning KRIS 6 News Anchor and Reporter who is passionate about advocating for the communities she serves. Before Rosa Parks, Claudette Colvin took a stand by staying ...

MONTH. HAPPENING TODAY, YOU CAN RIDE RTA, RTA BUSSES FOR FREE. IT’S ALL TO HONOR A CIVIL RIGHTS ICON. YEAH, THIS IS IN HONOR OF CLAUDETTE COLVIN, WHO IS TURNING 84 YEARS YOUNG TODAY AS A 15 YEAR OLD ...

It’s arguably a sin of history, let alone Black History Month, that many people are unfamiliar with Claudette Colvin. She was Rosa Parks before Rosa Parks was Rosa Parks. Unfortunately, Colvin is just ...

WJBF – Did you know that Claudette Colvin was arrested for not giving up her bus seat nine months prior to Rosa Parks? Claudette Colvin and three other black students were told on March 2nd, 1955 in ...

Nearly 70 years ago, nine months before Rosa Parks refused to move to the back of the bus, a 15-year-old Claudette Colvin staged a similar protest — but it would be decades before much of the world ...

Milwaukee County Transit System buses will keep a seat open for two civil rights leaders, Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin, beginning Friday. This is now the eighth consecutive year that MCTS has ...

Before Rosa Parks became known as the mother of the modern Civil Rights Movement for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus to a white man, a young Claudette Colvin set the precedent. Colvin ...

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) is honoring a civil rights movement pioneer by waiving transit fares for Claudette Colvin Day, on Thursday, Sept. 5. Riders can ride at ...