Black History Month

House Bill 554, introduced by Democratic state Rep. Larry Selders, would reserve the third Saturday of each June as a…
/ June 10, 2021
In honor of Juneteenth, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Illinois will show a rare copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.
/ June 9, 2021
Mitchell Morgan, chair of the Temple trustees' board, said Wingard was chosen because he has a vision for the future…
/ June 9, 2021
Actress and comedian Ellie Kemper has addressed her past participation in a controversial debutante pageant.
/ June 7, 2021
Over 150 years after the historic Emancipation Proclamation, Galveston, Texas has made Juneteenth an official city holiday.
/ June 7, 2021
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A school district in Jacksonville, Florida will change the names of six schools bearing the names of Confederate figures.
/ June 7, 2021
The sites, along with 10 other locations in nine states, need immediate attention or risk being lost, according to a…
/ June 6, 2021