Sadie Roberts-Joseph was at the heart of that fight, shaping Juneteenth in Baton Rouge into the celebration it is today. Rev.

The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...

(WIB) – Experts say Juneteenth, which is celebrated on June 19, can provide generational healing for Black Americans.

A group of clergy, faith-based protesters and disability advocates were once again arrested in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on ...

and “Hands Off Our Civil Rights!” Hundreds of protesters rally at the John A. Wilson building before engaging in a three-block march to the National Museum of African American History ... the only ...

A new book will focus on South Carolina's first African American female physician. Authors Dr. Walter B. Curry, Beverly Aiken-Muhammad and Anusha Ghosh present the narrative of Dr. Matilda Evans ...

As the only African American in her class, Evans graduated in 1897 from the Women Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. In May 1898, she obtained her medical license in South Carolina ...

For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held ... usually in community settings that bonded generations of women together. When Africans were captured and forced into slavery ...

This Black History Month, Treasure Island is making history. Ashly Hubbard is Treasure Island's first female African American firefighter. Hubbard's passion is her job. "It's a reward that you can ...

MOORHEAD — In celebration of Black History Month, Minnesota State University Moorhead honored Dr. Yvonne Condell on Thursday, Feb. 27, for her contributions to education and the community.

African American women are pioneering innovative approaches to see the world without depleting their savings, transforming what was once considered a luxury into an achievable reality through ...