Public school teachers are not “in their official capacities” allowed to direct prayer, even if students ask them to do so, ...

Sadie Roberts-Joseph was at the heart of that fight, shaping Juneteenth in Baton Rouge into the celebration it is today. Rev.

It has been noted that in African American families prayer is often used to cope with physical health (e.g., pain or cancer) and mental distress (e.g., acting out behaviors, depression, or grief).Dr.

Between 1916 and 1918 alone, approximately 400,000 African Americans moved north, ... Prayers on work and labor by Carl Murphy. As we reflect on the significance of labor, ...

A majority of Americans said they support letting public school teachers guide students in Christian prayer during class, according to a new poll. Fifty-two percent of U.S. adults said teachers ...

On Dec. 31, 1862, cloaked by what likely was a cold, dark night in the dead of winter, groups of Americans of African descent — some free, others still enslaved — gathered together in secret ...

Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...

Though protests have waned in recent days, several hundred people gathered in downtown Los Angeles on the eve of Juneteenth ...

Here's everything you need to know about Juneteenth, including when it is and the meaning behind the day, plus what's open ...

The annual Juneteenth celebration is returning to Staunton this weekend. Juneteenth itself is June 19 every year, but the celebrations have taken place on the weekends before and after the federal ...

Some Black churches are pledging to support the National Museum of African American History and Culture following an executive order by President Donald Trump alleging exhibits there and at other ...

The African American museum, one of 21 Smithsonian museums, has also seen a recent shake-up in leadership. ... (RNS) — The prayer, adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous in 1941, ...