Americans celebrate the emancipation of 250,000 slaves in Texas, while July 4th is a celebration of American independence, ...

Despite the uphill battle to pass federal reparations bills for African Americans, some lawmakers continue to reintroduce the ...

While Juneteenth celebrations have scaled back in some cities under Trump, the mood in Philly remained defiant and joyous on ...

Tulsa joins a number of localities aiming to chip away at the racial wealth gap. But what about at the federal level?

With Trump officials pushing to end diversity efforts, civil rights leaders and experts explain why Black organizations were ...

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black ...

Juneteenth celebrates the day in 1865 that enslaved African Americans, isolated in Texas, learned they had been freed. Some ...

African Americans had likely known themselves to be legally free before General Order No. 3, but acting on this knowledge was ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A ceremonial groundbreaking will be held Thursday for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest ...

June marks African American Music Appreciation Month, which was created by the late former President Jimmy Carter in 1979 to ...