FORT WORTH – Opal Lee, affectionately known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," sent a heartfelt letter to President Donald Trump on his inauguration day, which coincided with the nation's ...

SPRINGFIELD — Colleen Schumann, the reigning Miss Calhoun County, achieved a top finish out of 74 contestants at the 2024 Miss Illinois County Pageant held this past weekend in Springfield.

Natalie Evans of Jacksonville gave up her crown over the weekend during the annual Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant, and a Franklin resident came close to keeping the statewide title in ...

The KU Powwow and Cultural Arts Festival, Free State Festival and Paper Plains Zine Fest are among 32 events set to receive funding from the City of Lawrence this year. The city’s Unmistakable Events ...

Plano, Illinois recognized Juneteenth as a holiday in February 2021. That same year, it became a state and federal holiday. However, event organizers announced on social media that the 2025 ...

Shortly after Abbie Stockard, representing Alabama, was crowned Miss America in Orlando on January 5, a video of her boyfriend's reaction went viral. Walker Kessler, who plays for the Utah Jazz ...

11. National pageant veteran Karen Nicole Piccio, who represented Maasin, bested nine other aspirants to inherit Brooks’ title at the culmination of the 2025 Miss Iloilo pageant’s coronation ...

She had hoped the pageant would help young Indigenous girls feel secure, happy, and proud of their heritage, and provide role models to look up to, but this was more than she expected.

You can watch the movie here. Directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples, this mom-daughter film follows hard-working mom/former Miss Juneteenth pageant winner Turquoise Jones (Nicole Beharie), struggling ...

In June, Carrington Manous was crowned “Miss Georgia’s Teen” — and next year, she’s taking her talent to the national pageant. Actress Tika Sumpter, who plays Sonic’s adoptive human mother, Maddie ...