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.

Black Girl Vitamins believes that in America's current political climate, Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the ...

Johnson unveiled a reparations plan and grant program for the community impacted by "historic slavery" amid a DOJ racism probe.

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. The ...

US President Donald Trump arrived in Canada on Sunday for the Group of Seven leaders' summit.

Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony, featuring guest speakers including Mayor Brandon Johnson, was held Monday morning at Daley ...

Area residents are invited once again to join in with all of the Juneteenth activities that are being brought to us by the ...

MLK Jr. Parade & Juneteenth Celebration is this Thursday, June 19, 2025. You’re sure to see a neighbor. Parade lineup starts at 8:30 a.m. at Chilhowee Park and steps off at 10 a.m., marching down ...

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The school is celebrating its 30th anniversary, the first 24 years in a storefront on Oak Park Avenue and the last six years ...

Grain futures were mixed Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Jul. corn fell by 0.75 cent at $4.34 a bushel. Jul. wheat gained 0.25 cent at $5.37 a bushel. Jul. oats was down ...

Supporters of President Donald Trump have flown into conniptions over Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s creation of a task ...