The Conversation focuses on how the overall expansion of voting rights and a historical understanding of “We the People” ...

In the repetitious cadence of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech, “I have a dream” was followed by “one day.” Those two words, “one day,” made us look to the heavens with promise, hope and ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's mother told him that patience sometimes is a virtue, and sometimes it is a detriment. When it comes ...

Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner comes at a uniquely challenging time for the United States, the organization's president says.

Now in its West Coast premiere at Greenway Court Theatre, Greenwood 1964 brings to life a very specific moment in civil ...

Juneteenth marks the jubilant day in 1865 when many of the more than 250,000 people who were enslaved in Texas finally learned they were legally free. This deliberately delayed news was delivered by ...

On June 19, across the United States, Juneteenth was once again celebrated mdash;not merely as a federal holiday, but as a living, breathing reminder of freedom delayed and dignity reclaimed .

The Asheville Downtown Association partnered up with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County and the folks at Black Wall Street AVL to celebrate the holiday.

But that declaration of freedom was withheld from enslaved people in many places still under confederate rule for as long as possible. Texas was the last state where the truth was finally revealed, ...

Dozens of motivated young people joined in the 2025 Brilliance and Excellence March on Martin Luther King Drive on the South Side last weekend.

A recent Columbia resident shares some family history, and a celebration committee member shares why Juneteenth is important.

A new historical marker was unveiled on the morning of Juneteenth at the Warren County Courthouse. The marker honors Peter Crosby, a formerly enslaved Mississipian and Union veteran who went on to ...