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

The Juneteenth Committee 1865 has launched a community shoe drive with five drop-off locations. The drop-off locations include: Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) (second floor), New Mount Zion Baptist ...

At 1 p.m. Saturday, the bell at the Sterling Methodist Church pealed 13 times, joining ceremonies in communities across America to mark Freedom Day.

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Swampscott S.U.R.E. Diversity founding member Ralph Edwards will be celebrated as a Local Black Excellence ...

Bloomfield historian John Mills founded the Alex Breanne Corporation to unearth and honor Black history. His work got him on ...

The Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is pausing its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Holocaust Days of Remembrance, and Pride Month celebrations and events, based on ...

When is Presidents Day? This year, Presidents Day falls on Monday, Feb. 17. The federal holiday is observed each year on the ...

Day and Juneteenth will remain federal holidays. "The Defense Intelligence Agency is working with the Department of Defense to fully implement all Executive Orders and Administration guidance in a ...

Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the ...

In the "Cowboy Carter Chronicles," Digital Producer Jyesha Johnson explores the themes of freedom and resilience through ...

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