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

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 ...

Learn about the history behind Juneteenth National Independence Day, a federal holiday that honors the end of slavery in the U.S.

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

Inside, Martin Luther King Jr., Aaron Henry and Ed King laid out their cases before the Credentials Committee, but it was Hamer's words that riveted the nation, describing the jail beatings she ...

From left: Ida B. Wells, Fannie Lou Hamer, Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis. Illustration: Benjamin Currie/HuffPost; Photos: Getty Images At a time when school boards are voting to remove ...

During her fiery speech, former senator Carter recalled lessons from Black leaders who strove for justice like Frederick Douglass, Fannie Lou Hamer, Sojourner Truth and Dr. King.

How did Martin Luther King's message get across to America? Partly through pop culture. Music, movies, TV helped spread his message in the '60s ...