In announcing a $35 billion program to bring inexpensive solar power to some 300 million Africans, officials left out two words: climate change.

A campaign to liberate slaves would be a natural extension of the previous decade’s anti-apartheid movement, when major human-rights organizations and black leaders passionately took on the issue of r ...

February 1,1865 will forever be one of celebration. That’s the day that president Abraham Lincoln signed the 13th amendment ...

Over the next four weeks, the D.C. area comes alive with events highlighting contributions made by the Black community, ...

The spirit of former President Nelson Mandela will come alive at the historic Drakenstein Correctional Centre on Saturday, 8 February, as the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) hosts the 27 for ...

The 27 for Freedom Race is more than just a sporting event—it is a symbol of resilience, perseverance, and unity, reflecting ...

Traveling to Lincoln from Boston, Higginbotham said her grandfather, the Rev. Walter Henderson Brooks, was born a slave in 1851. He “worked” for a tobacco company in Richmond, Virginia.

Hundreds of people gathered at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to donate blood ...

At the end of the annual Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service, the Rev. A.R. Bernard Sr. invoked Charles Dickens as he pondered the significance of the holiday program ...

President Donald Trump was sworn in as the nation’s 47th commander in chief on Monday, taking the oath of office from inside the Capitol Rotunda and completing his historic return ...

Jan. 20, 2025, will mark 50 years of celebrating the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday in Cincinnati. This year’s theme is "Jubilee for MLK’s Beloved Community" and borrows from the 1960 ...

Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal holiday.