On December 1, the 50th anniversary of the day Rosa Parks, a small, middle-aged African American seamstress in Montgomery, Alabama, refused to give her seat on city bus to a white man, Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus reserved the first seat on each of its buses in her name.
Parks’ arrest sparked a bus boycott that, in turn, set the civil rights movement in America in motion.
Parks died two months ago.
Venice has lost its soul. Newer residents, in their multi-million dollar homes and fancy cars, might not even know what that means. But those who are “on the bus,” or even in the vicinity of […]
Academic Foundation for International Cultural Exchange (AFICE) is looking for individuals to work as Community Representatives, who will find host families for international students and will work with them and their families. Call Anne Ring, […]
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