Decades before the United States, France outlawed slavery during the French Revolution – only to see it reimposed by Napoleon ...

The South Coast Health Equity Coalition (SCHEC), alongside community partners, proudly announces its 2026 Juneteenth ...

Derek O. Jackson, the author of a new book, “Men Dying…Garden Moments,” will be featured at two events in Wakulla County in ...

A group of former slaves raised $800 to buy land to create Emancipation Park, a gathering spot to celebrate Juneteenth, the ...

In a new essay, former President Barack Obama argues that music has long mirrored U.S. history from the Great Depression to ...

WELCOME BACK. EMANCIPATION DAY IS A SPECIAL LOCAL EVENT HELD EVERY MAY TO MARK THE DAY IN 1865 WHEN NEWS OF FREEDOM OFFICIALLY REACHED FLORIDA, TELLING THE SLAVES THAT THEY WERE NO LONGER. THEY’RE NOW ...

President Donald Trump is signing a proclamation in the Oval Office on Tuesday. The proclamation appears to be related to reinstating the Presidential Fitness Test Award program at schools across the ...

President Trump on Tuesday morning will sign a proclamation from the Oval Office related to the Presidential Fitness Test. Trump signed an executive order last July to bring back the test, which was ...

HOUSTON – A city-owned building in East Downtown that has previously served as a women and children’s shelter and at one point housed migrant children is set to take on a new role as a homeless ...

D.C.’s celebration of its own Emancipation Day will be marked with a festival, parade and concert Sunday at 13th and Pennsylvania Ave. in Northwest. The events will commemorate the date — April 16, ...

WASHINGTON — To kick off the DC 250 celebration, District residents are being invited to the annual Emancipation Day celebration. The event includes Day of Play at RFK, the DC 250 Kids Ball, and the ...

D.C. is marking Emancipation Day while celebrating America’s 250th anniversary with several major events planned across the city this week. Emancipation Day commemorates the day in 1862 that marks the ...