ALTON - Alton has a long-standing Juneteenth Celebration tradition and the Juneteenth Committee is already in preparation for ...

Emancipation Day celebrates when Andrew Johnson freed his slaves on August 8, 1863. Sam Johnson, a former slave, set up the ...

Black August, rooted in the legacy of George Jackson and Black liberation struggles, is now a month-long observance honoring ...

After spending nearly three decades preaching in two different centuries, James Ingram has stepped away from his pulpit.

The county had no such policy until after county Department of Health workers attended the Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade in ...

Willow Newell started competing at age 14. At 22, she has served as Miss Racine and Miss Wisconsin. Now, she's seeking the ...

Brevard couple who investigators say were shot to death by their grandson were strong on faith, family and civil rights ...

Tennessee celebrates Emancipation Day on August 8, marking the day many enslaved Tennesseans learned of their freedom. While President Andrew Johnson freed his slaves, his legacy is complex due to his ...

LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) – The La Crosse Annual August Ball Celebration is set to take place on Saturday at the Capella ...

The LA City Council is facing a possible $400M lawsuit after tirades led to a ban against the use of the N-word and C-word at public meetings.

Let’s call this what it is. The sudden release of over 230,000 pages of FBI files on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — two years ahead of schedule — is not about transparency. It’s a calculated, racially ...

The Eighth of August marks a significant date the history of freedom in the state of Tennessee. The date marks when, in 1863, Tennessee Military Governor - and future U.S. President - Andrew Johnson ...