November 14th is Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day--an annual day of dialogue to commemorate Ruby's historic steps. In 2024, the City of Pittsburgh received the Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day grant from the Safe Routes Partnership.

Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day honors the living legacy of civil rights activist Ruby Bridges. In 1960, at the age of six, Ruby Bridges became the first Black child to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Today, her story continues to inspire the next generation of leaders to end racism one step at a time.

The Department of Mobility and Infrastructure's Safe Routes to School Program awarded the grant to three Pittsburgh schools to host a Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day celebration:

• Propel Northside K-8 Charter School
• Pittsburgh Arlington K-8 School
• Pittsburgh Miller K-5 School

Students made signs, read books about Ruby Bridges, wrote essays, and celebrated at their individuals schools in honor of Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day. Each school ended the day with a pizza party.