During his life, the late Marion Warren was never afraid to speak up, loud and clear about the need for African-Americans to ...

New book cites Christianity as the springboard of the American Revolution, with God as the true founding father. Author ...

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On New Year’s Eve, approximately 100 people gathered at Historic First Baptist Church for a Watch Night service to recognize ...

The Tuscaloosa Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance celebrated the Emancipation Proclamation. That stroke of the pen by ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which said all enslaved people in Confederate states were free. The packed sanctuary at the ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — An annual parade in downtown Charleston celebrates the historical meaning behind the first day of each year. Emancipation Day commemorates the anniversary of the Emancipation ...

As New Year’s celebrations faded and 2026 began, hundreds across the Lowcountry gathered for a different kind of tradition.

1947: The copyright for “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was officially transferred from Montgomery Ward to its creator Robert May. This copyright was renewed in 1967, and the original 1939 version of ...

A group of enslaved people wait together for 1863 to arrive. The Emancipation Proclamation became official at midnight. Credit: Unknown illustrator / Public domain image via Wikimedia Commons Sign up ...

Before the clocks struck midnight, before freedom found its way into law books, Black folks were already awakened. Awakened in the hush of pine-shadowed churches, awakened in praise houses leaning ...

From an ice skating show at the country’s oldest public park to an open game of old-fashioned dodgeball, here are no-cost events and activities across Greater Boston Dec. 29-Jan. 4.