As the clock nears midnight on New Year’s Eve, many African American churches and households across the country gather not to just ring in a new year, but to honor a powerful tradition rooted in ...

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday at a historic Black church in Texas, calling for Americans to come together to push the country forward.

By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday at a historic Black church in Texas, calling for Americans to come together to push the country forward ...

On Juneteenth, a groundbreaking ceremony was held in Williamsburg to rebuild the African Baptist meeting house. The church was originally founded in 1776.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before constructing a wooden meetinghouse in Virginia ...