Wikimedia Commons/bnbnhjt The 1939 Marian Anderson Easter Concert (Washington, D.C.) On April 9, 1939, Marian Anderson sang ...

When over 200 city workers were laid off in September 1938, city workers called a weeklong sanitation strike. Street battles raged in West Philadelphia when strikers blocked police-escorted trash ...

Walk through Alabama’s Civil Rights Trail, from Montgomery to Selma, and experience the landmarks that shaped America’s path ...

As the US celebrates its 250th birthday in 2026, there is no better place to be during this historic milestone than ...

As D.C. faces extreme heat this summer, the most vulnerable in the city, including those experiencing homelessness, are at ...

With Friday being the Fourth of July, it seems fitting to share a column about a hero from my Star archives from a decade ago ...

The US government is already preparing massive celebrations of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution for next ...

Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

The U.S. Senate approval this week has been of perhaps the most heinous bill ever, stealing from the poor to feed the rich on ...

A rare broadside of the "Declaration of Independence, July 1776, on view at Seth Kaller Inc., Historic Documents & Legacy ...

Blake Spencer explored the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington with two of his friends. The Howard ...

A memo from the National Democratic Redistricting Committee predicts Georgia could add a 15th member to the U.S. House after the 2030 census.