Key Fletcher, director of Mosaic Templars, told a crowd inside the museum’s ballroom that the museum, which is part of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, is partnering with the ...

Local and state leaders are reacting to the death of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, who died Tuesday morning at his home, surrounded ...

Government offices, the stock market and schools are closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day, but most big retailers are open. When in doubt, call ahead or look up more specific schedules ...

Both the left and the right try to co-opt it, but the real story of American slavery doesn’t serve any one faction.

The most highly anticipated Juneteenth events in Raleigh and the Triangle to celebrate the last enslaved African Americans set free in the US On June ...

As part of Black History Month, Oni Press is releasing a new biographical graphic novel called First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth. This book dramatizes the life and work of Dr. Opal ...

Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Written by Angélique Roché with art by Alvin Epps, Millicent Monroe, and Bex Glendining, First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over the past few years, Juneteenth has become more nationally recognized as a federal holiday, and that’s for good reason. While ...

FILE - Tourists flock to Mather Point at Grand Canyon National Park, Oct. 1, 2025, in Grand Canyon, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File) WASHINGTON — The National Park Service will offer free ...

Angela explores one of the nation's oldest and most-attended celebrations of emancipation. Angela explores Milwaukee's Juneteenth celebration hosted by Northcott Neighborhood House, one of the ...

Trump said his administration "took the freedom of speech away" as it relates to flag burnings during a roundtable discussion on antifa. Trump issued an executive order in August calling for his ...