The U.S. Capitol has begun displaying a statue of a teenaged Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at her ...

Capitol unveils statue replacing Robert E Lee - Johns is known for protesting poor conditions at her segregated Virginia high ...

Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she led a walkout at her high school, credited with helping end school segregation. Her statue ...

The unveiling ceremony of the statue representing Virginia in the Capitol will take place in Emancipation Hall, featuring ...

Johns was 16 years old in 1951 when she led a student strike for equal education at R.R. Moton High School in Farmville, ...

WASHINGTON — The US Capitol on Tuesday unveiled a statue of a teenage Barbara Rose Johns as she protested poor conditions at ...

A statue honoring Civil Rights activist Barbara Rose Johns will be unveiled on Capitol Hill to represent Virginia.

WASHINGTON, DC (WDBJ) - A statue of Barbara Johns is being unveiled Tuesday at the US Capitol. Johns was a young civil rights ...

Mayor Barbara Lee announced Friday that long-time Oakland police veteran James Beere will take over the department as interim chief of police in the wake of Chief Floyd Mitchell's departure. Currently ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said she has been in "close contact" with police after a student was shot Wednesday afternoon at Skyline High School and two young people were arrested. "My thoughts are with ...

Barbara Lee Byrne passed away quietly in her sleep on July 10, 2025, at her residence in Goodyear, AZ. An only child, she was born in Oklahoma City to a ranching family. In her youth, she resided in ...

OAKLAND — The country was still six decades away from recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday when Barbara Lee first moved from El Paso, Texas, to Southern California, where she had to petition ...