Oni Press has just released a graphic biography on the origin story of Juneteenth, as told through the life of the woman most responsible for making it a national reality. First Freedom: The Story of ...

Despite proclaiming last February as National Black History Month, President Donald Trump's second term has been marked by what critics say are attacks on Black history in the United States.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.Learn ...

Juneteenth recognizes one of the most important moments in United States history. Also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day and Black Independence Day, ...

The new Oni Press graphic novel dramatizes the life and work of Dr. Opal Lee.

At the age of 89, Dr. Opal Lee launched a walking campaign from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness ...

Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when Union forces reached Galveston, Texas after the end of the Civil War and enforced the Emancipation Proclamation. June 19 became a national holiday in 2021 but ...

Celebrations all over Los Angeles County marked Juneteenth and they all shared one thing in common: A rich sense of history. Juneteenth marks the anniversary of Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger reading ...