LANSING, Mich. — In 1957, nine brave students were chosen to integrate an all white school in Arkansas. Sixty five years later, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan is welcoming ...

The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service is honoring a member of the Little Rock Nine during it's 20th ...

In 1954, the Supreme Court made a landmark decision, ruling that segregation was illegal after hearing arguments in the Brown v. Board of Education case. This marked the formal end of segregation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this Sept. 27, 1957, file photo, two paratrooper officers escort black students from Central High School in Little Rock, Ark.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Carlotta Walls LaNier— the youngest of the Little Rock Nine, a group of Black students who were chosen to integrate into Central High School in 1957— will release her first picture ...

Members of the Little Rock Nine "were all targets" at Central, but that virulent opposition made them into "heroes," Brown Trickey noted. Had the backlash against their school attendance not been such ...

It is only 9 in the morning, but the sun in Little Rock, Arkansas is beating down on the pavement as it does this time of the year. It is uncomfortably muggy, so 78-year-old Elizabeth Eckford elects ...

The Arkansas Travelers won a walk-off game against the Springfield Cardinals, honoring the Little Rock Nine with special ...

Carlotta Walls LaNier was just fourteen when she and eight other teenagers made history by integrating Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Her story of surviving hatred, hostility, and hardships ...

Forty-two students of color in the Easton Area School District will be honored for academic and personal achievements on Thursday. EASD announced that it will recognize these students at its 12th ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Stand up for what's right now": The Little Rock Nine's Carlotta Walls Lanier shares her story of resilience. Stock market today: ...