Throughout history, some of the most influential figures have emerged from humble beginnings, rising against the odds to ...

I think that we can perhaps meditate a little on those Americans ten thousand years from now , and I think they will still be ...

A new law, buried inside an otherwise obscure piece of federal legislation, permits the Washington, D.C., City Council to establish a commission that will give “reparations” to descendants of enslaved ...

Inspiration, followed by motivation and a considerable amount of perspiration changed the lives of many former slaves and ...

A new law permits the D.C. Council to establish a commission that will give “reparations” to descendants of enslaved people.

San Pedro Park marker honors first president of Union women’s group; readers asked to help track down a plaque dedicated to ...

A new resolution introduced in the Georgia Senate seeks to honor the late President Jimmy Carter by placing his statue in the ...

Deadline had the casting news. Disney also teased what the next film will be about: Picking up shortly after the events of the 2024 hit film Descendants: The Rise of Red, the next chapter explores ...

In essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in the rebellious states.

The Flat Rock community, founded by descendants of enslaved people ... That was up until President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863—freeing them and others at ...

At the start of the twelfth century, Scotland saw a religious revival and improved administration under David I, the most successful of Malcolm Canmore's sons to become king. He organised the building ...