independence day

This Fourth of July weekend, turn to films that capture not just the holiday, but the American spirit. While war movies, particularly those focused on the American Revolution, are always good choices, this weekend could be the time to…

In recent weeks, the media has been chock full of stories about Democrats’ angst over their inability to push their signature election and campaign finance legislation over the finish line in the U.S. Senate. Democrats say failure to enact…

Vanessa Williams performs in Atlantic City, New Jersey, September 2015. (Mark Makela/Reuters) American actress and singer Vanessa Williams will perform the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” which has become known as the “black national…

President Biden has signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making June 19 a federal holiday to commemorate the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans in Texas were granted their freedom. What do you think?“See?…