Today in history: 150th anniversary of Juneteenth
It honors the day when slaves in Texas heard they had been freed by Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.
Today in history: Loving Day celebrates end of interracial marriage ban
How perfect that Loving Day refers to Richard and Mildred Loving, the couple in the Supreme Court case.
Today in history: La Peña Cultural Center founded 40 years ago
La Peña was founded on this date in 1975. It promotes peace, social justice, and cultural understanding through the arts, education, and social action.
Today in history: first AIDS cases reported in 1981
In its earliest phase, very little was known about transmission, and public anxiety grew, sometimes reaching hysterical proportions.
Today in history: Zoot Suit riots rock L.A.
In 1943, simmering racial unease exploded as hundreds of white sailors stationed in Los Angeles stormed into East L.A. and began beating Hispanics.
Confederate flag buried belatedly in Florida
A park was the scene here on Memorial Day (May 25) of a symbolic ceremony of burial for the Confederate flag.
Today in history: LGBT Pride Month!
Patrons at the Stonewall Inn, being subjected to routine anti-homosexual harassment, fought back in an incident considered to be the birth of the gay rights movement.
Today in history: World War I vets demand relief
During the Great Depression, the "Bonus Expeditionary Force," a group of World War I veterans seeking to cash in their veterans' bonus certificates, arrived in D.C.
Today in history: Maya Angelou passes one year ago
The multi-talented, much beloved Maya Angelou died one year ago today at her home in Winston-Salem, N.C.
This week in Indigenous news: Memorial for fallen Native warriors
Here are some of the memorials honoring our fallen Native warriors across the country.
