As the sun rose Saturday on the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, a crowd erupted in cheers ...

With “P’unchaw,” the photographer Victor Zea captures the light falling on Cuzco, Peru, where people have mixed Catholic and ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — June 19, 1865 –the day all people in the United States were officially granted freedom. All across the ...

Kenyatta Computer Services, a Black-owned MSP led by father-son duo Lionel and Nahjee Maybin, exemplifies how legacy and ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two ...

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 ...

Every year, around Christmas time, you may hear some Black folks talking about celebrating Kwanzaa. many of them jokingly because they don't know the history or roots behind the holiday. Here's how it ...

Kwanzaa & Food. Kwanzaa, like other festivals, is rich in food. The biggest supper comes on night six. Kwanzaa begins Dec. 26 and ends Jan. 1. The sixth night, New Year's Eve, starts with the lighting ...

Magda Moreno, 58, arrives at Miami International Airport from Cuba on Monday, June 9, 2025, the first day of President Donald Trump’s new travel ban. Moreno said it will likely be difficult to ...

Across our local area, Juneteenth is celebrated with festivals, live music and art exhibitions that highlight both heritage ...

What 'day' is June 14, 2025? ... In 1937, Pennsylvania was the first state to observe it as a legal holiday. Betsy Ross, of Philadelphia, is credited with making the first American flag, ...

People take photos and videos as the first Frontier Arlines flight arrives at Paine Field Airport under a water cannon salute on Monday, June 2, 2025 in Everett, Washington.