In 1993, the Zambian men’s national team held hopes of qualifying for its first World Cup in 1994. But, in pursuit of that ...

Juneteenth remained obscure in most of the country throughout the ugly decades of Jim Crow and white supremacy. Since the Civil Rights Movement, however, Juneteenth has been generally recognized as ...

Learn about the history behind Juneteenth National Independence Day, a federal holiday that honors the end of slavery in the ...

THE official ending of the mourning period for the former Zambia president, Edgar Lungu, and an apology to South Africa, mark the latest twist in the impasse over the repatriation, funeral and burial ...

Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema on Thursday ended the national mourning period for former President Edgar Lungu, citing ...

The federal holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.

My research on Zambian agriculture finds that Chinese land grabbing is a myth. Instead, Chinese investors have preferred different investment models according to the specific rules of land access, ...

Opal Lee was 89 when she began her campaign to make the day a federal holiday. At 98. she's still an inspiration ...

Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...

In Juneteenth’s fifth year as a federal holiday, commemorations of the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States continue to evolve in the Baltimore area and beyond.

Union troops reached Galveston, Texas, carrying with them orders that all enslaved people were now free. For decades, marking ...

Juneteenth celebrates the end of the slavery in the United States. But when was the holiday created, and how did it get its ...