Houston's historic Emancipation Park will undergo a major expansion project over the next eight months, renovating the park's cultural center and creating a new outdoor performance stage. The ...

On Maryland Emancipation Day, Anne Arundel County will become the first local jurisdiction to formally apologize for its role in perpetuating slavery. On November 1, 1864, Maryland abolished slavery, ...

Emancipation Park, one of Houston's oldest and most historic public spaces, is preparing for a major transformation. Emancipation Park Conservancy (EPC) on Monday announced plans to transform the park ...

Kwame Nkrumah, the leader of Ghana from its independence in 1957 to his overthrow in a military coup in 1966, was in his day as important as Nelson Mandela of South Africa and Mohandas Gandhi of India ...

Cal Johnson, born into slavery, became Knoxville's first Black millionaire after emancipation. Tennessee celebrates Emancipation Day on August 8, marking the day many enslaved Tennesseans learned of ...

One hundred and ninety-one years ago, the Emancipation Bill was passed in the British Parliament and on August 1, 1834, the chains of slavery were, at least legally, broken. Trinidad and Tobago has ...

The following is a lightly edited version of Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’s Emancipation Day address. My fellow Jamaicans, today holds profound meaning and solemn pride. It is a moment of ...

The JTC Ramsay Circle, better known as the Bussa Roundabout, again came alive during the 2025 Emancipation celebrations. Delays and showers could not halt the celebrations, which included words for ...

Hutchinson, Kansas, is celebrating its 137th annual Emancipation Day with a multi-day event. The celebration includes a parade, picnic, gospel fest and other family-friendly activities. Organizers are ...

On August 1, 2025, Guyana will commemorate Emancipation Day—the moment in history when the British Crown formally declared the abolition of African enslavement. As is tradition, the African Cultural ...

The Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) is in advanced stages of preparation for the 29th annual Emancipation Jubilee scheduled for Seville Great House and Heritage Park in St Ann’s Bay, St Ann.

The Antigua and Barbuda Reparations Support Commission (ABRSC) proudly joins the nation in commemorating 191 years since Emancipation, a momentous occasion that reminds us of the courage, endurance, ...