Authors, activists and historians attended the event on Saturday at the George Washington Carver Library and Museum.

From the late 1950s a new generation of African writers challenged colonial systems and used their work to imagine a new ...

Discover the 10 groundbreaking African American films that transformed cinema, broke barriers, and shifted cultural ...

WorldBeat Cultural Center's Juneteenth celebration features the unveiling of a community quilt and honors the artistry, ...

On Saturday, a Stroudsburg street will officially be co-named Little Bethel Way to honor the historic Little Bethel African ...

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of the largest repositories of Black history in the country.

Patricia Washington McGraw commanded respect with her presence and demeanor wherever she went. McGraw -- a noted educator, ...

Hundreds of people gathered in Sullivan Park to watch performers, eat local food and remember the day some of the last ...

Juneteenth is observed on June 19 and several celebrations are scheduled to take place this weekend, including the Central ...

Tanya Talaga, Morgan Campbell and Amal Elsana Alh'jooj may be memoir writers from different walks of life — but a common thread in their work is how they continually use their voices to negotiate ...

Like many African Americans, my search was blocked by what’s referred to as the “1870’s wall.” That’s because prior to 1870, the United States Census did not note enslaved and formerly ...

The federal holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.