Independence Day, in its best form, should be an act of collective remembrance and recommitment, not just a party. We need to remember that freedom is not static, nor is it evenly distributed.

Home; Digest; in depth Independence Day: why America celebrates 4 July. The significance of the Declaration of Independence - and why it should be celebrated two days earlier ...

ANTI-TRUMP ORGANIZERS ACROSS the country held “Free America” protests on Independence Day. In San Francisco, the grassroots group Refuse Fascism organized a march titled “Trump Must Go NOW!” amid ...

Independence Day reminds us that the United States still offers freedom, liberty, and opportunity to those who choose to come ...

This year Independence Day falls on a Sunday so the associated bank holiday in the US will be held on Monday (5 th). This is not wholly unusual. Benjamin Franklin celebrated the first Independence ...

Independence Day in a Divided America. Much more so than in 1776, there is a widely held belief that all humans are created equal. ... And Independence Day is the perfect occasion for doing so.

Across the country, Americans shared their July 4 celebrations on Facebook, from the hikers in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains to Vermont's largest Independence Day parade in Bristol, to the hot dog ...

Ghana's celebration: Stress and soda. In Ghana, independence was, at least for us kids, a stressful time but also a time for fun. Our independence came not that long ago – on March 6, 1957.

Test your knowledge of American History and the Fourth of July with CNN’s Independence Day Quiz. And be sure to watch CNN’s “The Fourth in America” special live on Tuesday, July 4, from ...

Juneteenth, America's other day of independence, is celebrated by black Americans in commemoration of the day the last of the slaves heard the news of the Emancipation Proclamation. On June 19 ...

Fourth of July is just around the corner. Here are some fun ways to celebrate Independence Day in Stockton and San Joaquin ...