The Lost Peace' by Jay Winik. The most serious attempt to evade America's Civil War was probably doomed to fail, said Adam ...

R.L. Byrd is an author known for his two novels, “Looking For Sweet Love” and “Black Coffee.” In this piece, he argues that ...

If writers should be judged by their words, then Tom Arnold-Foster’s comprehensive and engaging “intellectual biography” of the legendary journalist Walter Lippmann renders a complete, balanced, and ...

Americans celebrate the emancipation of 250,000 slaves in Texas, while July 4th is a celebration of American independence, ...

NYC has many ways to celebrate Juneteenth this year. Here's everything you need to know about the federal holiday.

The day has been Officially recognized as a federal holiday since 2021, and this year, Juneteenth is being celebrated in Troy ...

Also known as Freedom Day, Liberation Day, and America’s second Independence Day, Juneteenth commemorates a date – June 19, 1865 – that marked a major step toward the United States extending the ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday marking the day when everyone in the United States became free. Here’s everything you need to ...

Celebrate Juneteenth this month with concerts, dance, food across the city at the Madam Walker Legacy Center, Crispus Attucks Museum and more.

"Juneteenth marks both a long, hard night of slavery and subjugation and the promise of a brighter morning to come," Biden ...

Rockford, Illinois has produced notable figures in various fields such as fashion, film, sports, politics and more.

Ron Chernow’s sweeping new biography explores how the “Huckleberry Finn” author became such a fixture in American literature and life, despite his failings ...