The Beacon of Freedom rises 47 feet and was designed by Perkins&Will, and fabricated by Demiurge. It was inspired by civil leader and activist Lyda Moore Merrick, who once said: “My father passed a ...

Newark Advocate history columnist Doug Stout of the Licking County Library shares writings about local African Americans as ...

Juneteenth is one important federal occasion this June 19. Here's all about its significance along with some warm messages ...

On the first weekend: a vision of the nation built upon inclusivity and the tenets of liberalism — a conception of country ...

Uncover the role of architecture in commemorating Juneteenth, with museums dedicated to African American stories and cultural ...

A TikTok video of an American explaining the South African things she wished she knew before moving to Cape Town. Locals ...

Of course, Blackness has been co-opted in American culture for over a century. The appropriation of African American vernacular in particular goes back to the 1920s. “Think about the jazz age ...

A new monument was unveiled Saturday morning in Spartanburg to honor the city’s historically Black communities. Located at the intersection of South Converse ...

There historically have been tension between Black Americans and African immigrants. Can we put that to the side to stand ...

From fireworks in Kernersville to a Black Joy procession and festival downtown, Juneteenth activities in Forsyth County are free and open to the public.

DECATUR - Kevin Wilmott takes a peek into the past with Marie Gray Baker, a historian and one of the founding members of the Decatur Branch of the NAACP. In a new historical booklet, "The Colored ...