I was recently invited to a Juneteenth celebration hosted by the Maine State Prison branch of the NAACP. The gathering was ...

Gov. Mike Kehoe cut funds to honor Black independence in Kansas City along with money for a grant to combat human trafficking ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe vetoed $100,000 of funding for Kansas City's Juneteenth celebration. Organizers say it's over half ...

Generations of Black children grew up learning that their home language isn’t acceptable in school or the workplace. A ...

President Donald Trump‘s “Freedom 250” festival was supposed to celebrate America’s 250th birthday. Instead, the music became ...

The UNITE Education Foundation proudly hosted its 2026 Juneteenth 15 Under 50 Community Impact Awards, recognizing 15 ...

Friday marks 40 years since McDowell made Alabama his home state, becoming a self-taught sculptor and artist, teaching at ...

Imagine living with the knowledge that your freedom had already been scheduled. On March 31, 1817, New York lawmakers passed ...

St. Pete Pride previously caught heat from community organizers for discontinuing its partnership with Tampa Bay Black Lesbians and their Get Nude event.

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, the Black community continues to navigate a landscape where legal progress is frequently challenged by evolving systemic barriers. Recent developments ...

With more than 750,000 fans visiting the city during the tournament, Seattle stretches to showcase its infrastructure ...

Links to some of my previous writings on these topics, which remain relevant on the 250th anniversary of the Declaration.