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Donegal recently hosted the 2023 National Famine Commemoration and here, the chairman of Ireland’s Great Hunger Bord in the U.S., proud Buncrana native and New York resident for the past 25 years, Turlough McConnell charts the extraordinary but largely overlooked story of one local man’s heroism and compassion during The Great Hunger, Adjunct Bishop Edward Maginn. This two-part profile of Bishop Maginn was extracted from Mr McConnell’s original contribution to the book Heroes of Ireland&#x...

In 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, which established an official holiday to commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The act became law and the holiday was celebrated two days later.

Donegal recently hosted the 2023 National Famine Commemoration and here, the chairman of Ireland’s Great Hunger Bord in the U.S., proud Buncrana native and New York resident for the past 25 years, Turlough McConnell charts the extraordinary but largely overlooked story of one local man’s heroism and compassion during The Great Hunger, Adjunct Bishop Edward Maginn. This two-part profile of Bishop Maginn was extracted from Mr McConnell’s original contribution to the book Heroes of Ireland&#x...

While the country continues its celebratory path to its 50th independence anniversary on July 10, St. Agnes Anglican Church parishioners are on a likeminded journey, gearing up to celebrate the church’s 178th anniversary, a mere six days later – on July 16. As a precursor to the celebration, the church, at which Archdeacon Keith Cartwright

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno asked "where are the reparations" for white people who "died to free Black people."

Dr Rita Pemberton The most compelling ambition of the freed Africans of Tobago was the desire to own land, and with it, their own homes. In the years immediately after freedom, land ownership was not easily attainable, because of planter-imposed impediments intended to frustrate the ambitions of the freed people. Despite the implementation of the

Dr Rita Pemberton The most compelling ambition of the freed Africans of Tobago was the desire to own land, and with it, their own homes. In the years immediately after freedom, land ownership was not easily attainable, because of planter-imposed impediments intended to frustrate the ambitions of the freed people. Despite the implementation of the

Californias deadline to file both state and federal income taxes has been pushed to October 16.

April 16, 1862 marked the end of slavery in the nation’s capital. From a historic parade to concerts and fireworks, here’s how its being celebrated.

Celebrations are underway this weekend to mark the signing of the D.C. Compensated Emancipation Act on April 16, 1862, which was the beginning of the end of slavery in America.