Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became ...

The summer solstice marks the beginning of astronomical summer each year, typically falling between June 20 and June 22. In meteorology, the official start of the summer season is June 1, marking the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... “We celebrate this day because we finally got the word in Texas that we were free, ...

One guest, Jarvis Crawford, talked about wanting to have each day of Kwanzaa celebrated at different places in the Coachella Valley in 2019. Smith-Mosbey was the first to share her idea, which was the ...

Kwanzaa means "first fruits" in Swahili, Africa's most commonly spoken ... The celebration lasts seven days and focuses on a different concept each day: togetherness, self-determination, collaborative ...

Here's a look at the local events taking place here in Central Georgia. 2nd Annual Jr. Debutante Presentation is the first ...

The black candle is lit first then used to light each of the other candles on the day that is celebrated, going back and forth with lighting the red and green. The seven principles of Kwanzaa are as ...

Kwanzaa begins the day after Christmas — Thursday ... The name Kwanzaa comes from the phrase matunda ya kwanza, which means "first fruits" in Swahili. Started in the United States in the ...

The work of honoring the dead began immediately across the country, leading several American towns to claim the birthplace of what would become Memorial Day. The first national observance occurred ...