Monday. May 27, 2024 is recognized as Memorial Day across the United States. It is a day to remember the women and men who gave their lives on behalf of their country. On Friday, the White House released a presidential proclamation, entitled “A Proclamation on Prayer for Peace, Memorial Day, 2024.” “I hope you find […]
Most years, the official announcement proclaiming the start of the North Carolina Azalea Festival in Wilmington attracts some media coverage and little if any controversy. The latter can’t be said this year, however, with dozens of commentors lambasting the festival’s social media accounts this week after N.C. Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson read the official festival […]
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which is a federal holiday that honors the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most significant civil rights leaders who was killed at the age of 39 in Memphis on April 4, 1968. On Friday, the White House released a presidential […]
The tradition of Watch Night services in the United States dates back to Dec. 31, 1862, when many Black Americans gathered in churches and other venues, waiting for President Abraham Lincoln to sign the Emancipation Proclamation into law, and thus free those still enslaved in the Confederacy. It’s still being observed each New Year’s Eve, […]