Parks
Americannoun
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Gordon (Alexander Buchanan), 1912–2006, U.S. photojournalist and film director.
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Rosa Rosa Louise McCauley, 1913–2006, U.S. civil rights leader.
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But Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, the chair of the Arts, Parks, Libraries, and Community Enrichment Committee — which oversees rodeos — has yet to introduce the ordinance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Earlier this year, the actress won the Olivier Award for best actress for her role as Jessica Parks, a London Crown Court judge balancing work and family life.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“Since the 1990s, America’s classrooms have turned Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks into sacred Civil Rights icons,” he says.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
You could fit four Central Parks inside Griffith Park, but its massiveness can give a deceptive sense of how much park space the city actually has, spread throughout its confines.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Rosa Parks and Fred Gray met for lunch nearly every day, often talking about what could be learned from Claudette’s case that could end segregation on the buses.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
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