Juneteenth came and went Thursday, but curiously something seemed to be missing from the annual celebration: a cordial salute from the ...

Casey Harrell, who lost his voice to ALS 5 years ago, can now communicate in real time thanks to an interface which turns brain activity into speech. By Mary Spiller Rick Ross returned to Clarksdale, ...

The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for being convicted of a crime. The Ohio Constitution currently says “There shall be no ...

The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before ...

Columbus Day and Presidents Day are now in the crosshairs as debate erupts over which holidays America should actually ...

Juneteenth came and went Thursday, but curiously something seemed to be missing from the annual celebration: a cordial salute ...

Today is the day. Vincent Chin, 43 years after. As we remember the most iconic Asian American hate crime, not much has ...

MAWA movement | Driver safety | Forgetting civics. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for June 24, 2025.

Mickey Guyton reflects on the legacy of “Black Like Me” from halfway across the world in China, where she’s still sharing her ...

The Palm Springs Black History Committee has hosted a series of events throughout the Juneteenth weekend, and plans to close ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday.