ESSENCE celebrates the changemakers shaping a bold, Black future today during Black History Month. With our second annual “Black Futures Now” list, we’re honoring a select group of leaders ...

Former Black Panther Party members share their reflections on the organization's legacy and lasting impacts of their social activism.

Citing Trump’s “attacking our democracy,” the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will not invite President Donald Trump to its national convention July 12-16, 2025 in ...

The affected events, per the memo, which is dated Jan. 28, 2025, include: Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday, Black History Month, Women's History Month, Holocaust Day and Days of Remembrance, Asian ...

For Leclaire Elementary School second-grade teacher Sydney Layton, being honored with the NAACP Edwardsville chapter’s ...

NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson said the president is attacking democracy, and the NAACP doesn't want to give him a ...

NAACP President Derrick Johnson announced the organization will not invite Trump to their national convention.

Next month, the NAACP will host its national convention in Charlotte, but for the first time in its 116-year existence a ...

The Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center welcomed a full house Thursday morning for its Juneteenth Breakfast and Black ...

Each June, communities across the United States gather to celebrate Juneteenth, a blend of "June" and "nineteenth”, as the ...

Selina and Howie Newton were first-time visitors at Marietta’s Juneteenth festival, but the anniversary of the official end ...

OAKLAND — The country was still six decades away from recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday when Barbara Lee first ...