{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://beatty.house.gov/media-center/news-articles/the-power-of-one-statewide-tribute-to-rosa-parks", ""The Power of One" Statewide Tribute to Rosa Parks", "2016-12-08", "2016", "2016-12", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Joyce Beatty", "B001281", "beatty.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "\u201cThe Power of One\u201d Statewide Tribute to Rosa Parks \nCentral Ohio Transit Authority, The Ohio State University and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty to host 12th Annual Statewide Tribute to Rosa Parks\nWhat: 12th Annual Statewide Tribute to Rosa Parks, \u201cThe Power of One\u201d featuring: Community Leaders Forum and Panel Discussion \u2013 \u201cCommUNITY Through Diversity\u201d  \n\t\u00b7 Forum hosted by Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, featuring:  \n\to Special guest: Dr. Michael V. Drake, President, The Ohio State University  \n\to Entertainment by Andrew Waters  \n\t\u00b7 Panel Discussion:  \n\to Panelists will discuss how strong communities are built on diversity and how such communities do not shy from, but instead thrive from, what Martin Luther King Jr. called the \u2018constructive tension\u2019 that arises from genuine dialogue between individuals with different perspectives, experiences and identities.  \n\to Panelists will include: Janet Jackson, President and CEO, United Way of Central Ohio; Jerry Revish, News Anchor, WBNS 10TV (CBS Affiliate); and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (scheduled). The discussion will be moderated by Sharon Davies, Chief Diversity Officer and Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion and Executive Director, Kirwan Institute, The Ohio State University.\nAnnual Rosa Parks Children\u2019s Assembly  \n\t\u00b7 More than 500 elementary school students from three area schools will attend, and the event will be streamed live to elementary schools throughout the state on 10TV.com. The assembly will feature \u201cFront of the Bus,\u201d an interactive sing-a-long of civil rights and freedom songs with Leslie Zak, Arnett Howard, Paisha Thomas, Roger Parish and others. Jerry Revish will serve as master of ceremonies.\nWhen: Community Leaders Forum: Thursday, Dec. 8, 5:30 p.m.  \n\tPanel Discussion: Thursday, Dec. 8, 7 p.m.  \n\tChildren\u2019s Assembly: Friday, Dec. 9, 11 a.m.\nWhere: Community Leaders Forum and Panel Discussion  \n\tOhio History Connection, 800 E. 17th Ave.\nChildren\u2019s Assembly  \n\tVern Riffe Center, Davidson Theatre, 77 S. High St.\nWhy: To honor the courage and legacy of Rosa Parks, the Mother of the Modern Civil Rights Movement, to recognize Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day in Ohio, and to demonstrate the power of an individual to make a difference in the world\nHistory: Ohio was the first state to designate Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day to honor her life and legacy as the Mother of the Modern Civil Rights Movement. In 2005, then-state representative, and now Congresswoman Joyce Beatty wrote, advocated and won unanimous support to pass Ohio\u2019s legislation in the 50th-anniversary year of Mrs. Parks\u2019 courageous act. In refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus to a white passenger, she sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the modern civil rights movement.\nThe tribute has been recognized nationally, and in 2011 it was entered into the Congressional Record during a session of the U.S. House of Representatives. Two years earlier, the American Public Transportation Association awarded Ohio\u2019s tribute its Grand Prize Award in the Special Events category.\n  This article originally appeared on ColumbusUnderground.com on December 8, 2016.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://beatty.house.gov/media-center/news-articles/the-power-of-one-statewide-tribute-to-rosa-parks"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0679091792553663, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}