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

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The trailblazing architect who designed St. Mark AME Zion Church in East Chicago's Indiana Harbor neighborhood went on to do major projects.

"What does the pope think about us being related? That's my question," one cousin said. "What does he think of us because ...

In Columbia and elsewhere, they joined the nationwide mobilization against the expansion of executive power by the president.

More than 500 guests at the Oklahoma City Zoo’s recent gala donned black and white outfits to “Waddle and Whirl” and raise ...

After the success of last years performance of "Walk on Water", the St. Joseph Juneteenth Committee have gathered residents ...

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

When Joseph Martinez and Louise Baquié and their two young daughters lived at 1933 N. Prieur St. in 1900 ... longtime locals of mixed European, African and Caribbean ancestry with deep ties ...

Leo’s maternal grandparents, Joseph Martinez ... Roman North Africa between the 2nd and 5th centuries, but there has been no confirmation that any of the three were Black. St. Augustine of ...