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'Defining image of the era of American history': July 4 Patriot Front photo goes viral

The Fourth of July, marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, left behind a disturbing photograph depicting a young Black woman in a Washington Metro carriage, surrounded by masked white supremacists. Many have called for the Reuters photo to receive the Pulitzer Prize.

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Quote of the day by American civil rights activist Rosa Parks: "I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear."

Notice how fear loves a wavering mind. When you're unsure whether to do something, the dread builds, the what-ifs multiply, and every passing minute makes the thing feel scarier. Rosa Parks understood where that fear really comes from, and how to beat it. I have learned over the years that…

The Times of India

Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness review – a total TV shambles from Larry David

There are glimpses of the Curb star at his razor-like best here – but they are desperately few. It’s mainly worth watching for the immaculate Obama intro

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First Thing: Iran says there is ‘progress’ in talks despite Trump’s coarse threats

US president threatened Iran over strait of Hormuz in sweary outburst. Plus, Starmer to step down as UK’s PM two years after historic landslide

The Guardian - UK

New monument turns Rosa Parks’s booking number into warning on US erasure

‘We have come too far to turn around now,’ the monument on Alabama’s Montgomery Square reads

The Guardian - US

Former AP reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, who sued wire for discrimination, dies at age 89

Former Associated Press reporter Marlene Louise Johnson, whose lawsuit against the wire service for race and gender discrimination led to affirmative action plans to spur hiring of female, Black and Hispanic journalists, has died at 89

The Independent UK

Ben Shapiro's Rosa Parks revisionism

The Daily Wire’s latest documentary seeks to discredit Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott

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Quote of the day by Rosa Parks: "You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right."

Rosa Parks's quote, "You must never be fearful of what you are doing when it is right," are still very important today. This quote doesn't talk about a single event or opinion. Instead, it talks about a general idea of how people act, make decisions, and know what's right and…

The Times of India

Alleged white supremacist pleads guilty in fire at Tennessee center that trained civil rights icons

A man linked to white supremacist movements has pleaded guilty to setting a fire that destroyed part of a historic social justice center in Tennessee

The Independent UK

Capitol Lens | Remembering Rosa Parks

A sign marks a reserved seat on a Metro Blue Line train on Wednesday honoring civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks on her birthday.

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Claudette Colvin obituary

US civil rights activist who as a schoolgirl protested against segregation on Alabama’s buses

The Guardian - UK

The life of civil rights hero Claudette Colvin should teach us this: resistance is collective, and it never stops

Colvin, who died this week, made a stand on an Alabama bus nine months before Rosa Parks. When we met, her message about the struggle was clear, says professor of sociology Gary Younge

The Guardian - UK

US civil rights pioneer dies aged 86

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Teacher banned after telling pupils Rosa Parks did not give up bus seat and Martin Luther King was a fraud

Patrick Lawler told year six pupils Rosa Parks ‘did not really exist’

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Out with the old: With 2026 nigh, here's some wide-ranging intel on managing transitions

It’s that time again when we turn the calendar page on one year and meet another

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2025’s most outrageous celebrity red carpet looks

From the Met Gala to the MTV awards, here are the looks that got everyone talking this year

The Independent UK

Never-before-seen photos of Rosa Parks during the Selma march discovered

‘This is showing who Ms Parks was, both as a person and as an activist’

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What boycotting looks like 70 years after the Montgomery Bus Boycott

The Montgomery Bus Boycott is marking its 70th anniversary

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What Rosa Parks can teach us about resistance today

Rosa Park’s story is about courage. But, lest one forget, it is also a story about breaking the law

The Independent UK

Rosa Parks and Helen Keller statues will be unveiled at the Alabama Capitol

Statues of Rosa Parks and Helen Keller will be unveiled Friday on the grounds of the Alabama Capitol

The Independent UK

As civil rights books are pulled from school shelves, one Alabama town is refusing to forget its story

The Scottsboro Boys Museum tells the story of nine African American men who were falsely accused of the rape of two white women in 1931

The Independent UK

Exclusive: Proud Boys defy court order and keep using their name despite owing $3 million to Black church that owns it

Exclusive: A historic Black congregation in Washington, D.C., continues to outplay the Proud Boys, who owe the Metropolitan AME Church more than $3 million after losing the trademark to their name

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You Might Not Be Familiar With These 28 Fascinating Historical Events That Not Many Talk About

Why do some events vanish from memory while others become legend?

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34 Facts That May Mess With Your Chronological Understanding Of Things, As Shared By This Guy

TikToker Adorian Deck made a series on facts that mess with people's perception of time and we collected the ones that internet users were most interested in.

The Mary Sue

‘So this is worst possible case scenario’: Woman gets on bus, everybody starts staring. Then she reads the sign and finds out why

A woman may have committed arguably one of the most embarrassing faux pas in public transit history after not paying attention to where she sat. Nola (@nolagordon) shared a pair of Snapchat photos she took while riding the bus. Her lack of situational awareness earned her over 270,000 views on…

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