Juneteenth celebrations are known for the variety of programs and events that highlight African American history and culture. In the 1960s, students at Prairie View A&M ...

Mourners are paying their respects to former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel as his body lies in state Thursday at New York City ...

Canada was a world leader in the abolition of slavery. So why does an NDP MP want the government to issue an apology?

Chicago’s own Liz Callaway returns with her acclaimed Grammy-nominated tribute to Stephen Sondheim, an evening filled with ...

Juneteenth is celebrated every year on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. Here are a few of the ...

The White House just handed the Chinese Communist Party a megaphone. The Trump administration is expected to terminate all remaining employees at the Voice of America, one of five international media ...

Dismantling Voice of America and weakening US Agency for Global Media will smooth the path for American adversaries to ...

On Juneteenth I think about all the freedom fighters — famous and forgotten — who walked before us. And I think about all of ...

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First Baptist Church came to be organized, including some of the names of the church and a few of its pastors, along the ...

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“Individual stories make a difference,” says Leslie Harris, a historian at Northwestern University, who writes about and teaches the history ... Center for African and African American ...