June 19th to begin steps toward grand opening of new museum By Hazel Trice Edney Juneteenth, the June 19th federal holiday ...

Fort Des Moines held the first and only Black officer training during World War I. All 1,200 soldiers will be honored ...

For Juneteenth, here's our growing database of African American burial grounds in New Jersey — and what they mean to us today ...

Adams, renamed in 2023 for Black Army officers from South Carolina, to change it back to Fort Lee under plan from Donald ...

From downtown's Freedom Fest to the Rock Hall's Mx. Juneteenth, multiple venues offer music, food, education and community ...

Seven Army bases whose names were changed in 2023 because they honored Confederate leaders are all reverting back to their ...

This is the second part of a series in which we examine history from a different angle. The business card has been in its ...

Erected in 1941, the Cow Palace covered historic events not only at a sporting level but also at a musical level, with the ...

Donald Trump's deployment of California's National Guard marks the first time in decades that a US president openly defied a ...

A new Civil War trail sign has been installed in Plymouth to honor African-American soldiers who served in the Civil War. The dedication ceremony, held on Satur ...

America's Second Independence Day is coming soon. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

Mayor Harold Washington is buried in a cemetery that was once for “whites only.” Protests and legislative fights desegregated ...