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.

Before rainbow capitalism, before viral visibility, and before anyone declared liberation, there were Black queer and trans ...

That event is just one of many ways to celebrate Black History Month, which was launched in 1926 as Negro History Week, thanks to historian Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse E. Moorland, who wanted ...

Iconic Speeches from the U.S., U.K., and Canada That Made History. Posted: June 5, 2025 | Last updated: June 14, 2025. From the powerful words of Martin Luther King Jr., Winston Churchill, and ...

June is Pride Month, a time to honor the impact the LGBTQ+ community has had on our culture throughout history.Although it's been over 50 years since the Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969, there ...

In cities around the country, June is the designated month to honor the LGBTQ+ experience. But Atlanta — considered widely to be the Black gay mecca — moves to its own beat. Up until 2007, Atlanta’s ...

Coming off the heels of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre and pivoting to Juneteenth, June 1 marks the start of Black Lives Matter Month.

Black people were overjoyed when the Nottoway Plantation burned down. I went to Louisiana to learn more about its horrific history. It seemed like an appropriate time to visit Nottoway, which in many ...

June is Black Music Month. That June also encompasses Juneteenth makes a lot of sense. Indeed, the creation of Black Music Month reflects the core theme in African American history — struggle.