By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — On July 4, 1776, the Continental Congress formally endorsed the Declaration of Independence. Celebrations began within days: parades and public readings,
By HILLEL ITALIE NEW YORK (AP) — The estate of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has reached an international agreement with HarperCollins Publishers, which released his first
By HILLEL ITALIE and MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Stories of race, racism and colonialism in the U.S. swept the Pulitzer Prizes for the arts, from Louise
By JESSE J. HOLLAND WASHINGTON (AP) — A holiday that is spreading across the U.S. and beyond, Juneteenth is considered the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Actor Clarence Williams III, who starred as Lincoln Hayes on the countercultural ABC drama, “The Mod Squad” and
RAGAN CLARK – The hearse carrying the body of Muhammad Ali passes in front of his boyhood home, top center, during his funeral procession in Louisville, Ky., in
Written by Stacy M. Brown They launch a reunion tour that unites David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks with the lineup at the time and headline on the “Motown 25:
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