To celebrate the Fourth of July, the Village Voice takes a look at Frederick Douglass's powerful 1852 anti-slavery oration.

Over 200 years after Frederick Douglass questioned “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” in an act of resistance to Independence Day, Black Americans are still grappling with how to celebrate ...

Photo: NMACC India-West News Desk NEW YORK, NY -Nita Ambani is set to present a cultural program at New York City’s Lincoln Center from September 12-14. Titled the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural ...

Cuomo faced a spirited challenge from 33-year-old Zohran Mamdani, a relatively unknown state lawmaker who has pulled away ...

Zohran Mamdani declared victory over Andrew Cuomo in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday night.

Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is doubtless one of the greatest speeches in world history. Short yet poignant, the speech delivered ...

Mike W. Wolf Sr. gives a ceremonial blessing of relatives to bring good spirits during the Return of the Thunderbirds celebration on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Indian Center Inc. in Lincoln.

But his speeches resonate because his ideas and values were timeless. In today’s divided times, we would do well to take to heart Lincoln’s words, phrases and, especially, his ideas.

House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones (D-10) selected Delegate Ric Metzgar (R-6) to deliver the annual Lincoln Speech on Monday, Feb. 24 in the House Chamber. Session on Mondays begin at ...

Lincoln’s second inaugural 160 years ago left us a historic speech and, perhaps, his fingerprints.

With Tuesday marking the 161st anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg address, Lincoln historian Steve Beckett shares with us a speech he delivered last month to a large crowd in the ...