At age 18 in all of the United States, a child can decide not to visit the other parent without consequence to themselves or the favored parent. Children who are considered legal adults (age 18 in ...

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. EDITOR’S NOTE: At the request of Durham County, Special Superior Court Judge Hoyt G. Tessener on Oct. 9 dismissed the lawsuit seeking ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Audience members clap and sing with the choir during the 161st annual Emancipation Proclamation celebration at Greater Mount ...

After emancipation, led by the freedpeople, African Americans organized scores of local and state conventions. Perhaps, the declaration of the 20 Savannah, Ga., Black leaders who met with Secretary of ...

The public has a right to know how people incarcerated within the Durham County Detention Center are being treated, a recent lawsuit argues. The civil rights group Emancipate NC filed the lawsuit, ...

The inspiration for the exhibit was based upon the artists’ interpretation of John Ward’s 1863 statuette “The Freedman.” It is considered to be the first bronze rendering of a liberated enslaved ...

Juneteenth might be a new holiday to some, but the African-American community has been celebrating the holiday for more than 150 years. Despite Abraham Lincoln freeing slaves in 1863, the news took ...

Unlike some North Carolina jails, the Durham County Detention Facility stands in a highly visible, downtown location. But practices inside that should be visible to the public are not, Emancipate NC ...