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A recent Columbia resident shares some family history, and a celebration committee member shares why Juneteenth is important.
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.
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 ...
Pastor Jamal Bryant leads Target boycott movement, discusses Black economic power, fasting principles, and building ...
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 ...
Now in its West Coast premiere at Greenway Court Theatre, Greenwood 1964 brings to life a very specific moment in civil ...
Judge Considers Early Release of Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination Documents The materials are scheduled to be unsealed in 2027, but President Trump signed an executive order in January aimed ...
Gosha, Pastor and founder of Living Word Church in San Angelo, was joined by other speakers, singers, and musicians Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, during the annual noon service by the Martin Luther King ...
Jan. 15, 1929 to April 4, 1968 “Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me ...
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks Oct. 10, 1961, in Albany, N.Y. At the urging of Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, King would return to the Capital Region on Oct. 9, 1961, ...