This article invites you to explore Freedmen’s Town in Houston through a virtual adventure. It highlights the area’s rich ...

Council approves flying Pan African Flag in February for Black History Month and through Juneteenth ...

As of 2023, more than half of states across the U.S. recognize Juneteenth as a permanent state holiday, according to the Pew ...

During their regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, the Antioch City Council voted unanimously to approve a proclamation ...

Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the ...

Despite rumors and misinformation that swirled last week, President Donald Trump has recognized February 2025 as National ...

At 1 p.m. Saturday, the bell at the Sterling Methodist Church pealed 13 times, joining ceremonies in communities across ...

In recognition of Black History Month, Clark Curtis will be taking a closer look at some of the people, places, and events ...

On January 31, 1865, the U.S. Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which ended slavery in the United ...

People often don’t realize the revolutionary nature of the 13th Amendment, and conservatives in particular downplay its revolutionary nature. American historians have for a long time treated the ...

The state and local governments would only be able to fly U.S., state, military and prisoner-of-war flags over their ...

Commission Chairman Vince Schibi said Juneteenth would be restored for 2026 because Christmas is on Friday. The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in 1863, but slaves near Galveston, Texas, ...