Black culture and history are everywhere and in everything. It’s undeniable. In a time that’s more divisive than ever, we’re ...

Although Memorial Day now commemorates those who died in all wars, it began when Black people commemorated the Civil War in 1865.

Here's a list of the events we know about that are happening across Acadiana to mark Juneteenth 2025. According to the ...

The first national commemoration of Memorial Day is reported as May 30,1868, However, African Americans began honoring fallen soldiers in May, 1865 in a commemoration that hasn't always gotten credit.

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery will present “From Shadow to Substance: Grand-Scale Portraits During Photography’s Formative Years” June 20 through . Drawing from the museum’s extensive ...

After the deadly 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia’s Albemarle County school system set out to combat racism by teaching about discrimination, resistance and resilience ...

When entrepreneur Henry Flagler pushed to make Miami a city, which happened on July 28, 1896, the 368 residents at the time voted for it, ...

Santa Fe Plein Air Paintout. The eighth annual Santa Fe Plein Air Paintout began April 9 with public viewing for three days ...

A new mural now hangs on the east side of 235 W. State St. The mural, commissioned by Jacksonville Main Street and placed on ...

WILLIAMSBURG — Unbeknownst to parishioners and the public, Bruton Parish Church officials hung a new plaque explaining an existing Civil War-era ... and enslaved African Americans who were ...

Meigs, future Quartermaster General for the Union Army during the Civil War, received the mission ... Militia Act—and authorized enlisting African Americans and granted freedom to escaped ...

During the Civil War ... Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images) Joining his fellow Republican Party member Hiram Revels in Congress in 1870, Joseph Hayne Rainey was the first African American ...