Ahead of Juneteenth, proponents of reparations for African Americans met last week with mostly Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill to urge them to continue the push for federal reparations ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The African American Museum in Philadelphia is partnering with Wawa Welcome America to host a Juneteenth Block party on Thursday. There is free admission to the Center City ...

Marcus Anthony Hunter, a professor of sociology and African American studies at University of California, Los Angeles, spoke to advocates and students June 12, 2025 at a briefing on reparations on ...

African American Quilts “Quilting is mostly singing,” according to Nettie Young of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Like singing, quilting is often a communal activity. Quilters gather to cut, piece, and stitch ...

In the 1980s, hip-hop artists celebrated Malcolm X's legacy by sampling his speeches in their music: "All that became very resonant," says Michael E. Sawyer, professor of African American ...

That day, on June 19, 1865, Union troops freed enslaved African Americans in Galveston Bay and across Texas. “This is American history, world history, Texas history, and most of all, Galveston ...

Robert Lloyd Smith (1861-1942) came to Texas in the late 1800s and aspired to improve the lives of newly freed blacks in his adopted state.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will welcome back Mx. Juneteenth, a “black and queer liberation celebration,” honoring the Juneteenth holiday with a day of black and queer joy ...

Actors who played the role of Della Barrios: Julie Carmen,Rose Portillo [Broadway] ...

Trump Administration Ordered To Issue Passports To Trans Americans With 'X' US District Judge Julia Kobick, on Tuesday, ordered to resume issuing passports to all transgender and non-binary Americans.

Music publishers and social media platform X could be nearing a settlement on their two-year-old copyright infringement lawsuit, according to new documents recently filed in federal court in ...

The American Bar Association (ABA) on Monday filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration and several federal departments and staff, seeking to enjoin various executive orders the ...