More than a half century later, the Montgomery Bus Boycott still resonates as a powerful example of nonviolent resistance. Read more →

The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks gets a rave New York Times review, and author Jeanne Theoharis appears with another civil rights pioneer on Democracy Now. Read more →

Congress and the President honored Rosa Parks with a statue in the Capitol Rotunda, but our leaders missed the truly radical spirit of the lifelong activist. Read more →

If books received Valentine's Day cards, some of ours would have armfuls of them. Read more →

Browse our African American titles: General Interest | African American History | Fiction and Poetry | Black Women Writers All month long, Beacon Press is offering 20% off and free shipping on all African American Studies titles purchased at Beacon.org.... Read more →

This post originally appeared at Huffington Post. Today would have been the 100th birthday of Rosa Parks. To honor the day, we share these Ten Things You Didn't Know About Rosa Parks, compiled by Jeanne Theoharis, author of The Rebellious... Read more →

She was more than just a tired woman on a bus. A new book looks at her six decades of activism, challenging perceptions of her as an accidental actor in the civil rights movement. Read more →