President Trump recognizes Black History Month and pays tribute to influential Black American leaders in a proclamation.

President Donald Trump signed the Black History Month proclamation for February 2025, but not all government agencies will ...

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

A number of federal agencies have banned celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women's History Month and other such ...

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

New defense secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled all cultural awareness months in the Department of Defense, including Black History Month.

Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

Ford recognized Black History Month. Ten years later, President Ronald Reagan issued Proclamation 5443, recognizing National ...

D.C., walking 2½ miles in several cities along the way to represent the 2½ years it took for news of the Emancipation Proclamation to reach Galveston. In 2021, then-President Joe Biden, with Lee at ...

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

Despite rumors to the contrary, President Donald Trump has recognized February 2025 as National Black History Month, ...