Claudette Colvin was an African American woman who was born in Alabama during the Jim Crow era. She experienced numerous racial hardships growing up which inspired her to want to become a lawyer to fight for civil rights. At the age of 15, Colvin refused to give up her seat on the bus to the white passengers, nine months prior to Rosa Parks. Eventually, Colvin’s case on the bus was brought to court, and the Supreme Court deemed the bus’s segregation to be in violation of the 14th amendment, which was an important civil rights victory. This message was brought to you by Daniella Geary of the ERASE Club in honor of Black History Month.

Whippany Park would like to wish Andrew Capone a Happy Birthday today.

The word of the day is maverick (noun) - independent-minded person; a nonconformist.