SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Swampscott S.U.R.E. Diversity founding member Ralph Edwards will be celebrated as a Local Black Excellence ...

Explore Black history and culture at Houston landmarks such as Freedmen’s Town, the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum and ...

In the complex tapestry of American history, the rules governing what enslaved people could or couldn’t wear played a ...

The Juneteenth Committee 1865 has launched a community shoe drive with five drop-off locations. The drop-off locations include: Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) (second floor), New Mount Zion Baptist ...

Kendrick Lamar Super Bowl halftime performance will likely include the diss track Not Like Us, while Drake will be giving a ...

Bloomfield historian John Mills founded the Alex Breanne Corporation to unearth and honor Black history. His work got him on ...

Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the ...

At 1 p.m. Saturday, the bell at the Sterling Methodist Church pealed 13 times, joining ceremonies in communities across America to mark Freedom Day.

The state and local governments would only be able to fly U.S., state, military and prisoner-of-war flags over their ...

The Pentagon’s intelligence agency has put on hold observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other annual historical or cultural events due to ...

Despite being on the list of the Defense Intelligence Agency's paused events and activities, the memo clarified that Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth will remain federal holidays.

Presidents Day is a federal holiday celebrated each year in mid-February to honor past U.S. presidents. Locally, it's part of ...