Claudette Colvin, a civil rights champion arrested for not giving up her bus seat for a White woman in 1955, has died at the age of 86, her family and foundation announced Tuesday. “It is with ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WAFF) - February celebrates Black History Month, which is a time to honor the contributions, achievements, and central role of Black people in history, and also a time to honor 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 ...

Claudette Colvin discusses the mindset she was in during her arrest on a Montgomery City Bus, nine months before Rosa Parks. Recorded on Nov. 2, 2005.

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 ...

In 1955, Rosa Parks famously refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus. She was not the first. Months earlier, a Black teenager, Claudette Colvin, was arrested for not offering her ...