Victoria Vann brought Westchester's first Juneteenth celebration to a village that once had racial deed restrictions. Her story inside.

The State Department has instructed U.S. embassies and consulates not to revoke visas previously issued to people from 12 ...

The bricks in Freedmen's Town were laid in part by formerly enslaved African Americans during the latter part of the 19th ...

Discover the Juneteenth events in Raleigh, NC, including the Voices of Freedom Walking Tour and Songs of Liberation at ...

Her name may not be well known, but Bessie Stringfield’s prowess, antics and bravado on a motorcycle are legendary.

Learn how Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book Uncle Tom’s Cabin sparked national debate and changed how many Americans understood ...

There is an anecdote about a saint in the Catholic Church named Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney (1786 – 1859). Referred to as the ...

Change starts with listening – the ‘receiving hand’ of funding is not dumb and has ideas, writes Malado Kaba, the former ...

A ‘cultural and political war’ continues in Maryland with reports that the Navy is considering renaming vessels bearing the ...

The Statesman has gathered 11 Juneteenth events to celebrate the state and federal holiday, from car shows to cookouts, in ...

A clip of a group of black people singing Kill The Boer – presumably in the US – has gone viral on social media. Recently sung by Economic Freedom Fighter leader Julius Malema, the anti-Apartheid song ...

No, the holiday is not banned. However, this year, some Juneteenth events are being called off, and while the reasons vary, a few organizers are pointing to the shifting political landscape under ...