Minnijean Brown-Trickey was one of nine teenagers who helped to break the bonds of segregation when they were the first Black ...

At the end of 2024 came the christening of the USS Arkansas, a Virginia-class nuclear submarine, at Newport News Shipbuilding ...

Minnijean Brown-Trickey was one of nine Black teenagers who enrolled at an all-white school following the passage of Brown vs. Board of Education.

FILE - Members of the Little Rock Nine, standing from left, Carlotta Walls LaNier, Minnijean Brown-Trickey, Terrence Roberts, Ernest Green, Gloria Ray Karlmark, and foreground seated, Thelma ...

Minnijean Brown-Trickey does not consider herself a hero. When her school made an announcement asking if anyone wanted to attend Little Rock Central High School in the fall of 1957, she signed up.

Philadelphia Eagles safety Rodney McLeod shares a story of the Little Rock Nine who were a group of nine African American students who made national headlines when they integrated Little Rock ...

Blossom’s plan was a compromise, allowing a small amount of integration, but it led to huge resistance. The governor of Arkansas, Orval Faubus, had promised in the 1957 election to stop ...

Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) held a vibrant celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy at their 39th annual tribute to ...

If you have extra time, Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site is worthwhile. In 1957, nine Black students enrolled at Little Rock Central High School. The school had been all ...

In 1957, nine Black students enrolled at Little Rock Central High School. The school had been all-white since its construction in 1927. Minnijean Brown, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green ...