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Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, heard news of ...
Milwaukee County opens the 42 million Marcia P. Coggs Health Center, which features health services and solar energy in ...
Sewell recognized Juneteenth and numerous celebrations across Alabama's 7th District. She also acknowledged Major League Baseball's return to Birmingham.
Media personality and first Black Miss Canada Juliette Powell Photo courtesy of Facebook MIAMI – Media personality Juliette Powell, who was the first Black Miss ...
The U.S. Army is marking its 250th anniversary with a dramatic procession through the streets of the nation’s capital Saturday, June 14. Here's where.
Peter Oliver was an enslaved man in the late 1700s who lived and worked in Salem as a Moravian Single Brother. He gained his ...
Stanley Nelson, who investigated some of the nation’s most notorious racially motivated slayings in Mississippi and Louisiana ...
The June 14 event will feature flyovers, musical performances and fireworks. Here's what to know if you are attending or watching from home.