Newly-designed coins celebrating the nation’s semiquincentennial (aka, its 250th anniversary) are entering circulation today.

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A former Safe Routes to School coordinator says she was fired for wearing a Ruby Bridges t-shirt. In a complaint filed last ...

Everest Elementary School hosted a community walk to celebrate Ruby Bridges Day on Nov. 14. The event honored Ruby Bridges, who was the first Black child to integrate an all-White school in New ...

Beth Schmidt alleges she was fired for wearing a shirt with a painting depicting Ruby Bridges while promoting Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day.

Dozens of families gathered at Everest Elementary School for a community walk in honor of Ruby Bridges Day. The event, held Nov. 14, celebrated the legacy of Ruby Bridges, the first Black child to ...

Six-year-old Ruby Bridges is unbowed, her gaze steady despite the racist graffiti creeping into the frame of the iconic image. The painting — a true-to-life illustration of the fight to integrate New ...

The U.S. Mint, overseen by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left), rolled out designs for new coins marking the United States' 250th birthday. In some cases, the recommendations from a citizens ...

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