Feb. 4, 1913: Civil rights icon Rosa Park is born
Parks will later move to Detroit and work as an assistant to Congressman John Conyers, Jr.
Jan. 20, 1986: MLK Day observed for the first time
The holiday was initially proposed by Rep. John Conyers (D., MI) and Sen. Edward Brooke (D., Mass) in 1979.
November 14, 1978: Robert L. Millender dies at 61
On this day in 1978, attorney and political strategist Robert L. Millender, Sr. joins the ancestors.
U.S. Rep. Conyers to Nation of Islam leader: Stop the racism, anti-Semitism & homophobia
Minister Farrakhan continued his tirade against “Satanic Jews,” saying they’ve plotted to control the world through trickery and evil.