WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A ceremonial groundbreaking will be held Thursday for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest ...

Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on ...

The First Baptist Church of Williamsburg established itself in 1776, although parishioners met before then in fields and ...

East Texas cities filled their streets with cars and floats celebrating Juneteenth. One Black community in Mount Pleasant ...

On Juneteenth, the community celebrated the groundbreaking for the African Baptist Meeting House and the public opening of ...

Built in 1880 by a congregation comprised of formerly enslaved people and their descendants, the church is an enduring, ...

Ahead of Juneteenth, leaders of local, historic African American churches reflected on the importance of the church for the Black community in Decatur. Juneteenth commemorates the day that slaves in ...

Community members gathered on Thursday for an evening of music and celebration to mark Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating ...

Speakers spoke passionately about how important remembering black history is to protecting the freedom and rights for all ...

In newly formed Black congregations, the famous abolitionist and others were able to live out their faith—and affirm their ...