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

Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we celebrate his essential contributions to our country, let's ...

Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

The city of Cleveland will serve as the host of the National Association of Minority Contractors (NAMC) annual convention ...

Fort Worth's Opal Lee called for unity and courage in a letter to newly sworn-in President Trump on inauguration day.

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

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 ...

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

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

Commission Chairman Vince Schibi said Juneteenth would remain a county holiday. The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in 1863, but slaves near Galveston, Texas, didn’t hear about the ...