The power of Douglass’s words is so resonant that even now the 1852 speech gets recited in public settings, which is what will happen in 16 New Hampshire locations at noon on Saturday, June 28.

Fairfax City got Black History Month off to a meaningful start with a special ceremony, Jan. 28, inside the City Hall atrium and in Council chambers. The evening began with a catered reception ...

Juneteenth, which Biden designated as a federal holiday in 2021, commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. The holiday is ...

The Oregon House of Representatives’ session began on Wednesday with two Black drag queen performers lip-synching to songs by Aretha Franklin and Beyonce.

Juneteenth celebrates a milestone in African American history. Do some, in and out of Washington, want to sweep that history ...

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

President Donald Trump spoke before this year's West Point graduates amid the administration's crackdown on DEI initiatives and touted his support for the military.

Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, millions more black Americans who made America what it is today." This is a full transcript of President Trump's speech to his Black History Month event. pic.twitter ...

Mike Hays, standing, is the co-founder of the Montco 30% Project and he spoke during a Black history program Friday at the TriCounty Active Adult Center in Pottstown, about how “redlining” and ...

During Black History Month, BOLD hosted several workshops, celebrations and special events to honor Black history including a keynote speech from David Hardy, CEO of Made by Change.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a reception honouring Black History Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 20, 2025.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - One church in Eastern Carolina celebrated Black History Month on Saturday morning by giving powerful speeches and presenting awards to trailblazers in the black community.