Rosa Parks walked to school as a young girl because no school bus service was provided to black students attending segregated schools in the rural Alabama area where she grew up. As an adult, Parks'...

On a February evening in 1940, at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Hattie McDaniel stood up from the segregated table in the back corner of the room and took a long stroll to the podium. She had just...

"When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being," Bayard Rustin said. "His very act of protest confers dignity on him." Rustin was a black activist whose...

"People need to understand ... poetry is a fire element," said Stacy Dyson, performance poet, playwright and a cappella vocalist. Dyson performed "The Life and Times of the Black Woman" at the Saville...

It's that time of year when you cuddle up with your loved one for Valentine's Day. One of the more common things to do is to watch a good old romanic film, here are some great romance films. Kiss the...

During the third century, Emperor Claudius II felt that single men made better soldiers. As a result, marriages for young men were outlawed. It is believed that a priest named Valentine defied the law...

"It's exciting," said City College alum Victoria Johnson, describing a typical day at work. "You never know what's going to happen: fire, a pursuit, dolphins in the ocean. There's beautiful scenery every...

Everyone loves "Jingle Bells" and "Deck the Halls," but to add some spice to your holiday playlist, consider some of the season's sassier songs. "Christmas in Hollis," a 1987 gift from Run DMC, got air...

The holidays are full of traditions such as baking cookies, singing carols, decorating the house -- and watching movies. This year, you may be able to catch one of your favorite seasonal films at the Reading...

San Diego City College offers a variety of Study Abroad programs to current students interested in expanding their horizons and learning useful life skills. Marion Froehlich, the International Education...

Dada and surrealist artist Marcel Duchamp once said, "I don't believe in art. I believe in artists." This idea -- that art is more about collaboration and the making of personal connections through the...