Group chair expressed confusion over why Human Rights and Equity Commission wasn’t involved in discussion around Facebook ...

ROME, N.Y. -- After facing weather-related issues in June, the Rome NAACP was able to hold its Juneteenth celebration. Bad weather forced the organization to postpone the June celebration. Community ...

ROME, N.Y. -- After facing weather-related issues in June the Rome NAACP finally held its Juneteenth celebration. Bad weather forced the organization to postpone the June celebration. Community ...

ALTON - Alton has a long-standing Juneteenth Celebration tradition and the Juneteenth Committee is already in preparation for ...

Smiles on Wheels gave away 50 pairs of tennis shoes to local students Friday during its “Laced With Love” event at the Rare ...

Saul Blair's efforts to reclaim land purchased by his great-grandfather a few decades after the Civil War has hit roadblocks, ...

The 3-2 decision included 12 approved federal holidays — like Christmas, Juneteenth and President’s Day — but any other ...

Illinois has launched a statewide initiative aimed at helping African Americans recover their ancestral ties to Africa.

Emancipation Day celebrates when Andrew Johnson freed his slaves on August 8, 1863. Sam Johnson, a former slave, set up the ...

One statue was pulled down with ropes and chains on Juneteenth in 2020 as part of mass protests following the death of George ...

Black August, rooted in the legacy of George Jackson and Black liberation struggles, is now a month-long observance honoring ...