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

Folk musician Eliza Gilkyson will celebrate the release of her new album, “Dark Ages,” with a concert at the San Miguel ...

“You’ve got to know your past so you can move forward in a positive way,” said Jackie Ruffin Pittman, who performed a ...

Juneteenth is right around the corner! Also known as "Freedom Day" or "Emancipation Day," this holiday represents a turning ...

On the first weekend: a vision of the nation built upon inclusivity and the tenets of liberalism — a conception of country ...

The program’s fate offers one example of how Harvard’s promises to deal with campus antisemitism look on the ground.

Cherie DeVaux-trained daughter of Karakontie gave Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez his fourth win on day three of the ...

(KPLC) - A new art exhibit promises visitors an intimate and thought-provoking journey. The African American artwork by a Lake Charles ... Black Heritage Gallery has hosted an exhibit for this year.

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Pulling Focus African American Film Festival of the Quad ... We're going into our tenth year this summer, and we just thought it was time to offer something else—have ...

Netflix’s “Forever” and Hulu’s “Paradise” led the list of winners as the African American Film Critics ... will be recognized for best new show, best writing and best director.

Glenn Youngkin has vetoed a bill that would have allowed African American history courses to ... any school district to take this on as a new requirement, because we were really very sensitive ...

Directing the African American ... each year, was more complex than Mr. Young’s former role leading the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, a division of the New York Public Library ...