We're nearly in the thick of summer which means that one of the best celebratory weekends of the year is finally here: Juneteenth. The holiday, also known as Freedom Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, ...

The killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces in Pakistan closes a painful chapter in U.S. history, one punctuated by the heinous acts of terrorism he engineered on Sept. 11, 2001. The historical ...

The Town of Vienna's Juneteenth Celebration, held at First Baptist Church on Saturday, June 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., kicked off the town's second annual Liberty Amendment Month. "Over the past ...

Although it’s been celebrated by Black communities for more than 150 years, this year marks the first time Juneteenth will be observed as an official state holiday in Washington. It commemorates the ...

More than a century and a half after the last slaves learned of their freedom in the United States, Juneteenth events unfolded across Detroit and the region on Wednesday, marking a day of celebration ...

Juneteenth carries an abundance of meaning for people in Clark County: a cause to celebrate emancipation, a reminder to honor ancestry, and a time to reflect on more change that’s needed, local ...

It was an academic year marked with celebration and solemn reflection, of new beginnings and a heartfelt sendoff to nearly 4,300 graduates who spent two years muscling through the pandemic. We ...

For African Americans across the country, Juneteenth marks a jubilant period of celebratory cookouts and get-togethers under the summer sun. But after more than a year of social-distancing, cancelled ...

Whenever you think of “New Year,” images of fireworks, party hats and champagne glasses may often come to mind. On Sept. 15, Jewish communities everywhere kicked off the Jewish New Year, or Rosh ...

In a corner of the Beach last Friday, the talking drums of performance group Urban Foli carved a space for reflection and celebration in the shaded heat filled with voices and movement. "They denied ...

It’s been 100 years since historian Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. He chose February because the month contains the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist and social reformer ...