Get Reader’s Digest’s Read Up newsletter for more holiday tips, fun facts, humor ... of its key elements: "The Juneteenth ...

The idea for the memorial came from the Lemon Project, a long-term research effort to explore the university’s history with slavery and its ongoing relationship with the African-American community.

(AHPS Photo) Most of us are aware of Juneteenth, in that it exists, but there is so much history to know about the celebration. Below are some things about the emancipation of those who had been ...

Other events that will be impacted include those related to Black History Month, Women's History Month, Women's Equality Day, ...

From the first Juneteenth celebrations to traditional red food and drink, we've put together some facts to get you started, with the help of black history educator Linford Sweeney. The argument ...

The Pentagon’s intelligence agency has put on hold observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Holocaust Days of ...

Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we celebrate his essential contributions to our country, let's ...

He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust ...

including for Juneteenth, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and Pride Month, according to a memo obtained by ABC News. Despite being on the list of the ...

The state and local governments would only be able to fly U.S., state, military and prisoner-of-war flags over their ...

In addition to Committee business, the meeting featured the discussion, Define the Narrative – Juneteenth: Facts vs. Myths, a dialogue with veteran arts and entertainment writer Ronda Racha Penrice, ...