NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the activist Ruby Bridges ... no other kids. This is because white parents had come to school and pulled their kids out, taking them home. BRIDGES: Absolutely.

of her new children’s book, the award-winning author has a poignant message for the kids. (Image courtesy of Ruby Bridges/Scholastic) Bridges became the first Black child to integrate the all ...

With her eponymous foundation and several books, including the new children's book "I Am Ruby Bridges," she wants kids to learn to be kind to each other. "There's a message that I often leave with ...

Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges ... for my teacher," Bridges said. "And as you know, teachers really quit their jobs back then ...

Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first ... the book is an uplifting story about opportunities and kids being able to make a difference, Bridges said in an interview with The Associated Press.

History came alive for hundreds of students in Cleveland as they heard firsthand from Ruby Bridges ... were — four or five kids were sitting on the floor playing," Bridges recalled to U.S ...

“Racism is a grown-up disease, and we must stop using our kids to spread it.” Today, Bridges is a mother and grandmother. She established the Ruby Bridges Foundation and has written several books—all ...

The civil rights icon will read her latest novel, "Ruby Bridges ... to new generations of kids determined to build a better world.” At the event sponsored by Sylvamo, Bridges will host a ...

Later this month, she’ll play the lead in “Look Forward,” the story of Ruby Bridges ... took their kids out of the school.” On Bridges’ second day at William Frantz, a white Methodist ...