We're nearly in the thick of summer which means that one of the best celebratory weekends of the year is finally here: Juneteenth. The holiday, also known as Freedom Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, ...

Although it’s been celebrated by Black communities for more than 150 years, this year marks the first time Juneteenth will be observed as an official state holiday in Washington. It commemorates the ...

The Celebration of Abraham, an interfaith gathering founded after 9/11, will return to Woodland this year, bringing together ...

Juneteenth carries an abundance of meaning for people in Clark County: a cause to celebrate emancipation, a reminder to honor ancestry, and a time to reflect on more change that’s needed, local ...

For African Americans across the country, Juneteenth marks a jubilant period of celebratory cookouts and get-togethers under the summer sun. But after more than a year of social-distancing, cancelled ...

In a corner of the Beach last Friday, the talking drums of performance group Urban Foli carved a space for reflection and celebration in the shaded heat filled with voices and movement. "They denied ...

James Adler is a pianist who “can create whatever type of music he wants at the keyboard” (Chicago Sun-Times) and a composer who writes “with uncommon imagination” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution). The ...

Whenever you think of “New Year,” images of fireworks, party hats and champagne glasses may often come to mind. On Sept. 15, Jewish communities everywhere kicked off the Jewish New Year, or Rosh ...

“Bound for Canaan’s Land” followed, and here the Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Chorus took over. Under Caldwell’s direction, they projected confidence and a serene grace. A baritone soloist sang ...

The killing of Osama bin Laden by U.S. forces in Pakistan closes a painful chapter in U.S. history, one punctuated by the heinous acts of terrorism he engineered on Sept. 11, 2001. The historical ...