There’s a strange irony in the way we teach freedom in America. We talk about it as if it were an artifact – something fixed ...

Juneteenth has been celebrated since 1866 and commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger told slaves in ...

There was a reason Southern businessmen and thinkers were inspired by ancient Egypt: To them, it served as proof that all ...

The man who would come to be called Harry Washington was born near the Gambia River, in West Africa, around 1740. As a young man, he was sold into slavery and endured the horrors of the Middle Passage ...

As we join Juneteenth celebrations throughout the country this week, marking the day in Texas when the last slaves were informed that they were free, let’s look at the history behind Juneteenth in a ...

Lincoln led through crisis by aligning decisive action with a long horizon, turning the fight to save the Union into a moral campaign that advanced freedom and set the nation on a path toward equality ...

The Battle of Hampton was small as battles go, but it involved big issues, such as the status of enslaved workers in Virginia.

Hours after shutting down potential drama about their respective beauty brands, Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber each stepped ...

Earlier this year, Justin Baldoni’s attorney was forced to defend his earlier legal work against the actor. Now, the estate of the man he once represented opposite Baldoni has accused him of treachery ...

President Trump said "left-wing radicals" have tried to tarnish Columbus' legacy, and the proclamation is a way to preserve ...

Clarence Glover, former SMU professor of African American studies, leaves Freedman's Cemetery, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Dallas. The Cemetery was vandalized, with its plaques ripped and stolen from ...

President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Friday requiring companies to pay a $100,000 fee to obtain H-1B worker visas. The proclamation comes as the Trump administration intensifies its crackdown ...