"GMA" shares the story of Hezekiah Watkins, the youngest Freedom Rider, and how he is bringing the past to life for the next generation.

They didn’t think I’d finish my walk alive," Moore wrote in his diary. "They didn’t think people believed I really stood for the things I do.” ...

Dr. Norman Francis, former HBCU president and influential leader in education and banking, died in New Orleans, Louisiana, at age 94 on February 18, 2026.

Thursday Feb. 19. Gallery North Reception. The community is invited to an opening reception for Repercussions, a solo exhibit by Mark Van Wagner, at Gallery North, 90 North Countr ...

Black History Month began a century ago, in 1926. Historian Carter Woodson started the observance as a week-long event each ...

Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, 180 Little Neck Road, Centerport kicks off its lecture series for 2026 with ‘” America’s First Freedom Rider’”on Thursday, Feb. 19 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The secretary of State's Munich speech was one JD Vance should have given, if the goal was to offer a serious argument about ...

Brightline, Florida’s private-sector passenger railroad, on Feb. 16 debuted its 10-car Freedom Express trainset, in partnership with America250, the organization established by Congress to lead the ...

Revere rode on along High Street, passing the old school and then, a quarter mile beyond, passing the wide, newly built Medford Meeting House. High Street began to slope upward, and the terrain became ...

Seeing my youngest child grow up to be a Democrat makes me wish abortion was retroactive.” That statement got the poll worker ...

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with scenic Pennsylvania train rides, where breathtaking landscapes and cozy carriages create a ...

A handful of Democratic senators on Wednesday launched a probe into a private group that is co-leading America’s 250th anniversary celebration. The Freedom 250 group is working alongside the ...