The U.S. will observe Juneteenth on Thursday. Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021. It goes back to 1865 in Galveston, Texas.

Mourners are paying their respects to former U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel as his body lies in state Thursday at New York City ...

Songs of Liberation” will include traditional Black spirituals civil rights songs and more modern protest songs.

Springfield, Illinois is hosting a variety of Juneteenth events from June 12-19, including a pageant, panel discussions, and a parade. Several events are free and open to the public, including ...

From stunning vistas to breathtaking beauty, these are USA Today's Most Treasured Views in Illinois. Here’s how to see them.

The best new play trophy at the Tony Awards went to “Purpose,” while “Maybe Happy Ending” took home the award for best new musical.

WGLT talks to Raymond McKoski, the author of a new biography of David Davis, whose mansion and historic site in Bloomington ...

There weren't that many Black surgeons in Washington, D.C. I'm sure that they knew who these people were. I'm sure that Abraham Lincoln knew who Augusta was, and so did Secretary [Edwin] Stanton ...

He led the country through the Civil War and played a pivotal role in the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans ... The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln, which is in select theaters Sept.

“I have been the best president for the Black population since Abraham Lincoln,” Trump said when pressed again about Black voters. "You're the one that held me up for 35 minutes," he later ...

"Chorus of the Union: How Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas Set Aside Their Rivalry to Save the Nation," by Edward Robert McClelland. (Simon & Schuster) Douglas had thrown the Black citizenship ...