Teen civil rights icon Barbara Rose Johns is known for leading a student walkout at her high school during the ’50s. The walkout was meant to be a protest against the racial segregation at public ...

Unveiling of Barbara Rose Johns statue in U.S. Capitol honors her role in civil rights movement and highlights power of youth ...

"The first time I asked him [Prince] if he liked Kate Bush," recalled Prince's former engineer, "he said, 'She's my favorite ...

Emancipation Park, one of Houston's oldest and most historic public spaces, is preparing for a major transformation. Emancipation Park Conservancy (EPC) on Monday announced plans to transform the park ...

Prince Jackson is getting married. Michael Jackson’s eldest son announced his engagement to Molly Schirmang after eight years of dating on Tuesday. The 28-year-old shared the special news on Instagram ...

Cal Johnson, born into slavery, became Knoxville's first Black millionaire after emancipation. Tennessee celebrates Emancipation Day on August 8, marking the day many enslaved Tennesseans learned of ...

Hutchinson, Kansas, is celebrating its 137th annual Emancipation Day with a multi-day event. The celebration includes a parade, picnic, gospel fest and other family-friendly activities. Organizers are ...

There's good news on the way for Prince fans who have grown impatient waiting for new releases from his fabled vault of unreleased music. That's what Londell McMillan of Prince Legacy LLC announced ...

Prince has been widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of all time and his untimely death in 2016 shocked the world. While the seven-time Grammy winner was known for his clean ...

Prince's house from the legendary 1984 film Purple Rain has been restored in honor of the film's 40th anniversary and you can potentially stay there thanks to Airbnb. The Minneapolis-based residence ...