A big festival put on by the Cherokees for Black History Preservation Foundation before COVID-19 fizzled out after the pandemic, and the foundation decided to try to mix two groups that wouldn’t ...

Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of people in Oklahoma ...

Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of people in Oklahoma are still fighting for full citizenship in the tribal… ...

For descendants of people who were enslaved by tribal nations, Juneteenth is both a celebration of freedom for people of African descent and a reminder of their struggle to be fully embraced by the ...

Known as the Dawes Rolls, the census created two lists - those who appeared Native and those who appeared Black. Those with African ancestry were put on the Freedmen rolls, although many also had ...

Known as the Dawes Rolls, the census created two lists – those who appeared Native and those who appeared Black.

Known as the Dawes Rolls, the census created two lists - those who appeared Native and those who appeared Black.

While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery in America in 1865, some tribal nations in Oklahoma continued to own slaves until the following year ...