highlighting the inspiration that fueled a years-long campaign culminating in President Ronald Reagan signing the bill that ...

At a federal immigration building in downtown Los Angeles guarded by U.S. Marines, daughters, sons, aunts, nieces and others make their way to an underground garage and line up ...

In the repetitious cadence of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech, “I have a dream” was followed by “one day.” Those two words, “one day,” made us look to the heavens with promise, hope and ...

The longtime civil rights leader and senior pastor of First Institutional Baptist Church in Phoenix was honored June 29 as he ...

Marches in recent years, mostly by young people all over our country and abroad for issues such as gun control, are an ...

In response to President Donald Trump's executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the Pentagon's intelligence agency has paused special event programs and related events, ...

The proclamation was accepted by committee member Angela Douglas and it declared June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in the Town ...

Senators discuss Juneteenth's significance and the ongoing struggle for racial justice in America. They emphasize the importance of persistence and grassroots organizing.

1958: The last remaining Chicago streetcar made its final run. The last paying trolley customer was Al Carter. Carter was also the last customer at the 1933-34 Century of Progress, which was the ...

Thursday, June 19th, is Juneteenth, a federal holiday that marks the day when the last enslaved Americans were finally freed ...

Like most federal holidays, expect your local banks and credit unions to be closed in observance of Juneteenth. Postal service retail locations will be closed on Thursday, and there will be no regular ...