The evening featured music and dance, poetry, reflections on historic achievements, honors for two Riverhead educators and a moving keynote address by Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr.

By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

As Ghana gears towards its 68th Independence Day Celebration on March 6, President John Dramani Mahama has suspended the rotational policy of Independence Day Celebration, as part of efforts to save ...

A local poet, singer, dancer and several artists were featured in the City of Jackson's opening ceremony of Black History ...

February is not only Black History Month. It’s also the birthday of famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and his Eastern ...

Illinois Poet Laureate Angela Jackson shares a poem she wrote sparked by a childhood memory — but she didn't let reality get ...

The beat of a drum and the melody of Native American songs flowed through the Pit on Monday evening as the Carolina Indian Circle celebrated Indigenous Peoples' Day. The CIC hosted the celebration in ...

The origin of Groundhog Day in America traces to the fervent religious beliefs of German-speaking immigrants in the 1800s.

Taking all this into consideration, one can see why family and friends are increasingly opting out of the traditional funeral for a more cheerful “celebration of life.” These celebrations often find ...

TOKYO – The annual ceremony of the Utakai Hajime, or the Imperial New Year’s Poetry Reading, took place in the Matsu-no-Ma room of the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday morning.

The annual ceremony of the Utakai Hajime, or the Imperial New Year’s Poetry Reading, took place in the Matsu-no-Ma room of the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday morning. The Yomiuri ...