Rosa Parks
For storied civil rights center, Highlander Center fire is an echo of the past
By Yonat Shimron — April 5, 2019
(RNS) — This isn't the first time the renowned civil rights center, where the Rev. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks came to strategize, has been targeted.
The ’Splainer: Billy Graham, lying in honor and civil religion
By Kimberly Winston — February 28, 2018
(RNS) — Some see the honor as worthy of a preacher who had the ear of American presidents from Harry Truman to Barack Obama, while others see it as a violation of the separation of church and state.
My prayer on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Lord, forgive us the sin of patience
By Will Willimon — January 13, 2017
(RNS) There’s a time for reconciliation, for prayers for unity and healing. This is not such an hour.
Pining for 1950s religiosity and missing the bigger picture (COMMENTARY)
By A. James Rudin — May 15, 2015
(RNS) "People prayed, people went to church. I remember on Sundays the stores were closed," said an Arizona state senator.
Letter from MLK to Rosa Parks goes on sale
By Jolie Lee — March 26, 2014
(RNS) In the 1960 letter, the civil rights leader tells Parks that "kind and encouraging words" from her and others sustained him when foes of racial equality harassed or tried to intimidate him.
Rosa Parks statue unveiled at Capitol, celebrated by AME Church
By Adelle M. Banks — February 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) A bronze statue of civil rights heroine Rosa Parks was unveiled Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol, a day for fellow members of her African Methodist Episcopal Church to celebrate one of their own among the pantheon of American heroes.
Rosa Parks remembered as a quiet woman with a faith that moved mountains
By RNS Blog Editor — October 28, 2005
(RNS) People who knew civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks before her arrest in 1955 remember her as a quiet seamstress whose faith in God gave her strength, confidence and authority.
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