The paperwork has been filed, the bronze plaques have been made and now it's time to celebrate a half dozen new Historic-Cultural Monument sites that are rich with Black heritage. More than three ...

Stay updated with Swisher Post! Read the latest news at Swisher Post African World Heritage Day is observed every year on 5 May to celebrate and promote the protection of cultural and natural heritage ...

(AP) - It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

When the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History and Culture opened its doors back in late September, the momentous occasion was spearheaded by an all star tribute. Now, that ...

Have you noticed an uptick of Americans who celebrate June 19? I know I have. On that date in 1865, news of the Union victory finally reached Galveston Bay. Freedom had arrived for 250,000 slaves in ...

The 4th of July is a federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the Continental Congress’s signing of the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. This led to the birth of a newly ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will celebrate its ninth anniversary Sept. 24. Since opening in 2016, the museum has welcomed almost 13 million ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — An event celebrating African American and Black culture, food and music is coming to Spokane on Saturday, August 30, from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. The location for "Soulfood & Sips 2025" ...