The artwork of Louis B. Burroughs Jr., a prolific African-American artist who lives in Orange, was the focus of the opening event of the village’s inaugural Juneteenth celebration Thursday (June 19) ...

The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...

COMMENTARY: The week’s liturgical calendar features saints who died defying unjust rulers — and feasts that point to the ...