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

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art will host The Pennington Lecture with Annette Gordon-Reed on Thursday, February 20, 2025. On ...

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 ...

History is full of examples of nations paying out to compensate for slavery. But the money never went to those who suffered ...

Federal holidays in the United States offer a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with the recent addition of Juneteenth ...

While Black History Month is commemorated in February, celebrating and learning more about the history doesn't have to stop ...

Specifically, Juneteenth celebrates the day the news of the Emancipation Proclamation, which was made effective in 1863, made it to Galveston Bay in Texas June 19, 1865. Juneteenth was made a ...

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The Pentagon’s intelligence arm has barred any celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women’s History Month and other such ...

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