The Franklin County native was born into slavery and rose to become a prominent figure for African American education.

Hundreds of people in Anacostia started a new tradition this Juneteenth holiday, celebrating a piece of Black DC history with ...

Roderick Miles Jr., the Tarrant County Commissioner of Precinct 1, hugs Dione Sims, the granddaughter of Opal Lee, following ...

I’ve loathed the dictatorship of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for as long as I can remember. As a kid, I’d roll my eyes every morning during the obligatory salute to our supreme leader in the schoolyard. I ...

Earlier this month, two lengthy articles appeared almost simultaneously in the Financial Times and Washington Post aimed at ...

What happens to a holiday when its most beloved champion cannot join the celebration? On Thursday, hundreds still showed up ...

From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...

The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center is helping Phoenix celebrate Juneteenth.

Americans celebrate the emancipation of 250,000 slaves in Texas, while July 4th is a celebration of American independence, ...

What has been reported, leading up to June 19 being decreed a federal holiday in 2021, was that U.S. Army Gen. Gordon Granger ...

Federal Way officials unveiled a new sign Wednesday at Conna Park, renamed for Black pioneers John and Mary Conna, who homesteaded the area in the late 1800s.