Oklahoma State Senator Nikki Nice advocates for recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday, citing Oklahoma's historic ties. Learn about the continuing effort, despite federal acknowledgment.

Marshall, Texas has a rich history, having served as the seat of justice for the Panola Judicial District, the first ...

Tennessee celebrates Emancipation Day on August 8, marking the day many enslaved Tennesseans learned of their freedom. While President Andrew Johnson freed his slaves, his legacy is complex due to his ...

Texas, a name derived from the Caddo word táy:shaʼ, meaning ‘friend,’ stands as a colossal and ever-evolving entity within ...

On June 19, I was honored to be crowned the first Miss Juneteenth Alabama. This summer, I was invited to experience the world ...

The storm stands as the deadliest natural disaster in United States history and irrevocably changed Galveston.

The new Texas bathroom bill is just a continuation of the state’s efforts to marginalize an already vulnerable group. Austin ...

After a March 25 fire destroyed the radio tower used by the National Weather Service to provide round-the-clock weather ...

At 84 years old, Leon O’Neal still rises early, fires up the smokers, and greets the customers who’ve made his Galveston ...

Two Washington, D.C.-area statues commemorating the Confederacy will be restored and replaced, in line with President Donald ...

The Trump administration released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led.

With impeccable timing but perhaps the wrong political affiliation, last week, two Democratic lawmakers filed a long-shot ...