Slideshow: Obama celebrates July 4th at White House barbecue
SLIDESHOW - The estimated 1,200 guests included active-duty military personnel and their families, wounded troops, and people with family members overseas...
Why blacks should embrace the red, white and blue
OPINION - A new effort is underway to draw attention to previously obscure but nonetheless pivotal black figures that have advanced the great American narrative...
Frederick Douglass' Fourth of July speech echoes in Obama era
A full century-and-a-half before President Obama began mesmerizing the country with his moving oratory, another black man gave what some call his greatest speech...
Barbershop Buzz on patriotism and the Fourth of July
VIDEO - As July 4th approaches, what does patriotism mean to you?
