Emancipation Days, held last weekend in Joplin, was a celebration of freedom and community, and a homecoming for many.

While many were gearing up for today’s parties — a Rise and Shine tramp followed by the August Monday parade — others were ...

Chuck Martin describes what it was like to win championships at Grand Valley State University, the Ferris-GVSU rivalry and his unlikely friendship with Bulldogs’ head coach Tony Annese. (Aug. 3, 2025) ...

Tennessee celebrates Emancipation Day on August 8, marking the day many enslaved Tennesseans learned of their freedom. While President Andrew Johnson freed his slaves, his legacy is complex due to his ...

Black August Resistance Month 2025 is here! Black August was created to honor and promote the teaching of George Lester ...

“For a handsome, steel-engraved picture of our late esteemed fellow-Cincinnatian, Salmon P. Chase, send $10,000 to the U.S. treasury,” Cincinnati Post reporter Eugene Segal wrote in 1928.

A longtime Joplin resident celebrates her birthday with a letter from President Trump, and a reading of a proclamation signed ...

The event honored the day of Aug. 8, 1863, when Tennessee officially recognized President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation ...

HBO's "The Gilded Age" has explored what it was like for wealthy Black Americans in the late 1800s in New York City.

Ewert Park marks its 100th birthday during the annual Joplin Emancipation Celebration, kicking off with long-awaited renovations.

The 71st August Emancipation Festival is well under way, and we are excited to take part in the ongoing celebrations. But amid the revelry, we hope everyone will remember the reason for the ...

Hutchinson will host its 137th annual Emancipation Day celebration with events throughout the weekend in the Salt City.