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'Ruby Bridges' Director Thanks Florida Teachers For Voting Down Potential Ban
HuffPost via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoThe director of 1998′s “Ruby Bridges” is thanking teachers for voting to keep her film in a Florida...
Ruby Bridges Reflects On Historic 1960 School Integration
HuffPost via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoRuby Bridges is looking back on becoming a pivotal part of the civil rights movement in the American...
Florida Parents Want To Pull Disney’s ‘Ruby Bridges’ From School Curriculum
HuffPost via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoRuby Nell Bridges at age 6, was the first Black American child to attend William Franz Elementary...
Serena Williams and Ruby Bridges to be inducted into National Women's Hall of Fame
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 8 months agoSerena Williams and Ruby Bridges will be inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame next year,...
Ruby Bridges, desegregation trailblazer, writes kids book
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoRuby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to...
‘Ruby Bridges’ Director Euzhan Palcy Reacts to Reversal of Florida School Ban: “A Victory for Hope”
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News UK· 1 year agoDirector Euzhan Palcy is speaking out about the reversal of a ban on her 1998 Disney film Ruby...
Who is Ruby Bridges and why does her civil rights picture book matter?
Euronews via Yahoo News UK· 2 years agoRuby Bridges, a legendary figure of the US civil rights movement has published a new children’s...
‘Bridgerton’ Showrunner Breaks Down That Francesca Twist, Teases Season 4
The Wrap via Yahoo News UK· 3 weeks agoJess Brownell tells TheWrap why the series veered from the books in Part 2 and what the changes mean...
Black leaders commemorate 70 years of Brown v. Board with call to action
The Hill via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoSome of the nation’s most prominent Black political leaders and advocates celebrated the 70th...
70 years after Brown v. Board, America is both more diverse — and more segregated
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoOn May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court laid out a new precedent: Separate but equal has no place in...