"What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?" Frederick Douglass asked white America in 1852. The answer remains stubbornly elusive 172 years later.

Should Black America still celebrate the Fourth of July or Juneteenth only? See how various informed opinions stack up against each other.

Independence Day, in the midst of attacks on democracy, highlights the hypocrisy of America.

NewsOne has gathered a playlist of songs dedicated to all the aunties who like to get their groove on at summer family barbecues and cookouts, even with social distancing.

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Simply the best films to watch or the Fourth of July, that "other" Independence Day.

Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan's July Fourth speech about the state of Black people in America will be seen and heard by a global audience.

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Therese Patricia Okoumou just upped the ante for silent protests for social justice.

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In keeping with Frederick Douglass' question of what the Fourth of July meant to slaves, NewsOne hit the streets to ask everyday people what Independence Day means to them.

One of the many ways President Barack Obama set himself apart from his successor was how he observed the Fourth of July.

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And taxpayers are footing the the bill for his grand parade.