"Th Declaration is the clearest indication of what our ideals are, what we are aiming for," said Cristofer Wiley, a social ...

Larry Bagneris Jr. says he took inspiration from the creativity of the New Orleans gay community during Mardi Gras.

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WLNE) — Cumberland High School’s band teacher has resigned following allegations of “unprofessional behavior.” ...

Lake Charles businessman and community leader W. Gray Stream will be the next Washington Mardi Gras king, and Yale University student Sarah Louise Heebe will be the queen, event organizers ...

CUMBERLAND, R.I. (WPRI) — Cumberland school officials revealed Wednesday a well-known band director and teacher resigned after an internal investigation found he was inside the hotel room of ...

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. The ...

Kenner officials cancel Hispanic Heritage Festival amid vendor concerns and financial issues. Other festivals continue, including Que Pasa and West Bank events ...

Omaha just elected its first Black mayor, giving this year's Juneteenth celebrations new energy. The city wants to mark the occasion by being a model for unity during a time of divisiveness.

Omaha, Nebraska, celebrated Juneteenth even before President Biden declared it a national holiday, remembering when federal troops came to Galveston and told Texans that slavery was over. That was ...

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Omaha, Nebraska, celebrated Juneteenth even before President Biden declared it a national holiday, remembering when federal troops came to Galveston and told Texans that ...