Like many young actors and performers, A.D. Weaver moved to New York City because of the entertainment industry. What’s ...

"'You are young, gifted and black,' we must begin to tell our young. There's a world waiting for you. Yours is the quest that's just begun." — Nina Simone "This holiday, Juneteenth made me see myself.

At age 5, Aquil Sudah first heard the “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” or as he prefers to call it, the Black National Anthem. The hymn, written by James Weldon Johnson and composed by J. Rosamond Johnson ...

The Rev. Dr. Brown explained in a 2019 Church News video that “Come, Come Ye Saints” and the iconic Black spiritual “Lift ...

“Personal to Political” lives up to its name at Sarasota Art Museum. It showcases the work of 17 Black contemporary artists affiliated with Paulson Fontaine Press. They all get personal when it comes ...

Black joy, remembrance and praise sparked the Second Annual Juneteenth celebration at Bruce’s Beach Park in Manhattan Beach.

The summer humidity and intermittent rain showers did not put a damper on the Juneteenth community event that took place on ...

Juneteenth has been recognized as a national and state holiday since June 2021 and is to be celebrated annually on June 19 in ...

Devon Henry, owner of the Newport News-based construction firm Team Henry Enterprises LLC, was the keynote speaker at this year’s local Juneteenth observance, “A ...

EXCLUSIVE: Motorsports and basketball. Indianapolis has become a mecca for those activities as the home of the Indy 500 and the Pacers (who came up just short of winning the NBA crown this year). In ...

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the U.S. Celebrated annually on June 19, it marks the day ...

It just reminds us of freedom that was not given to all at once, but fought for over time with courage, with determination ...