National–On “Freedom’s Eve,” or the eve of January 1, 1863, the first Watch Night services took place. On that night,…
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By Devynn Case Dr. Opal Lee, a civil rights activist known as “the Grandmother of Juneteenth,” told an audience at…
By Thomas L. Knapp On June 6, US president Joe Biden invoked the Defense Production Act “to accelerate domestic manufacturing…
By Catarina Saraiva Few Americans believe there has been significant progress over the last 50 years in achieving equal treatment…
By Tracy E. Hopkins On Thursday, June 17, 2021, President Biden signed a bill into law certifying the first new federal…
BOSTON (AP) — Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon and her Army colleagues never dwelled on being the only Black battalion of…
National—On Sunday, June 19th Black Women in Media will host this year’s Juneteenth celebration in Long Island, NY. Over 200…
LOUISVILLE, KY (June 3, 2022) — The Muhammad Ali Center and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer announced a public awareness campaign for Louisville…
This one was a tear-jerker! 13 years later, Barack Obama reunited with the kid who touched his hair in the…
HOUSTON, TX — Artists around the world, 18 years or older and of Puerto Rican descent, were invited to submit…