Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

Short for “June Nineteenth,” the holiday marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed, on June 19, 1865, ...

Would you ever imagine swapping your purring cat for a slithering serpent? It might sound wild, but in 2025, snake breeds are ...

One of the earliest known instances in the U.S. of a protester brandishing a raised fist occurred in 1913, when “Big Bill” Haywood spoke to strikers during the Paterson silk strike in New Jersey.

John Henry of West Virginia has been portrayed as a symbol for Black American workers who worked hard and sometimes died doing dangerous jobs in building and maintaining the rails.

Columbus wrote on October 11, 1492, of encountering handsome people who “are of the color of the Canarians [Canary Islanders], neither black nor white; and some of them paint themselves with ...

Watch out Wakandans, there’s a new Black Panther in town–but he’s clearly not from your tribe. But don’t worry fans, there’s bit more to this story than you might realize.

With Ketema’s reveal, Ryan Gosling’s white Black Panther resurfaces. Ketema unmasked himself in Marvel Knights: The World To Come #1 (2025), disclosing that he was a white young man.

WASHINGTON — Billionaire Elon Musk stunned the White House press corps Friday by sporting a black eye to an Oval Office event to mark the end of his 130 days in the Trump administration. “I ...

Marvel fans wasted no time putting Ryan Gosling at the top of their dream cast list for Black Panther 3 after the latest comic storyline introduced a white version of the iconic superhero.

The revelation that Black Panther has a white son in the future of Marvel Knights: The World To Come provoked considerable controversy.

Billionaire Elon Musk sparked fevered speculation when he turned up with a black eye for his Oval Office farewell with US President Donald Trump on Friday.