On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, his powerful words from the "I Have a Dream" speech resonate as a call to action. The "Quote of the Day" from 1963 urges a move from segregation's darkness to racial ...

Black History Alliance and New Life United Methodist Church will host a Day of Remembrance commemorating the day the Emancipation Proclamation which freed enslaved Africans the United States of in ...

Parishioners at Russell Temple Methodist Church in Bridgeport observed the 163rd anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. Donald Trump changes his mind on tariffs again Rob Gronkowski reveals ...

On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the legendary Emancipation Proclamation—one of the most significant documents in human history and a grand edict that paved the way to the ...

For many, New Year’s Eve is a night of sparkling lights and resolutions. But for the Black community, the ticking clock has a deeper echo. To understand why we gather in churches on Dec. 31, we must ...

The public is invited to Peterboro, in Madison County, on Wednesday for a New Year’s Eve event commemorating the issuing of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in 1862. Events run ...

“Waiting for the Hour.” Carte-de-visite of an emancipation watch night meeting on Dec. 31, 1863, where African American men, women and children gathered around a man with a watch, waiting for the ...

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln is available for public viewing at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) in Springfield. The historic ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - An opportunity to get a closer look at one of the most important documents in the history of the United States. The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum will ...

More than 80 vendors will be at the free event, which is being put on at Selma High School until 2 p.m. Friday. Here in Montgomery, where Dr. King once lived and preached, MLK Day celebrations are ...

Despite the largest level of Fed governor disagreement in years, the market’s initial volatility gave way to a broadening of the bull market in response to the FOMC meeting. Small caps (IWM) hit new ...