New York City is celebrating Juneteenth on Thursday, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. BRIC ...

Juneteenth events in NYC this year include festivals, musical performances, comedy shows and family-friendly activities. Many ...

It is one of the largest repositories of Black history in the country — and its most devoted supporters say not enough people ...

Celebrate Juneteenth at these free events across the NYC area to commemorate the end of slavery reaching communities in south ...

The federal holiday, celebrated on June 19, is embraced as a nationwide celebration of Black history. Here’s how and where to ...

A special skit was performed as the program at this year’s African-American History Breakfast ... Some of the people highlighted in the skit were Lewis Latimer, Granville Woods, Elijah McCoy ...

Take Thomas Edison, he said. Edison is often celebrated as the inventor of the lightbulb, but it was a Black co-worker named Lewis Latimer who invented and patented the carbon filaments light ...

"Everyone in Fall River is surprised because Fall River is not known for its Black History," said Jim ... Massachusetts. "Lewis Latimer worked with Thomas Edison who invented the lightbulb so ...

Inventors like Thomas Jennings, the first African American to receive a patent, for a new form of dry cleaning. And, Lewis Howard Latimer, who worked with Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison ...

are eager to learn more about underrepresented trailblazers like Lewis Latimer, Marsha P. Johnson, and Max Robinson. While there’s a push to add more names to the Black history curriculum ...