The church is located across the river from Louisville, which in the 1850's, was home to hundreds of enslaved people.

June 19, 1865, was the day enslaved African-Americans in Texas learned that the Civil War had ended and they were free.

The commission will include Metro Council members, business executives, local education leaders and others.

The Very Rev. Theodore Rothrock was suspended Wednesday by the Diocese of Lafayette, with the bishop expressing “pastoral concern for the affected communities.”

Looking into Kentucky's past can be painful, especially if you're an African American that calls the bluegrass home. Racism and slavery fill an era of our history.

The United Black Men's Ministry event will happen at 7 p.m. at Bates Memorial Baptist Church on 620 Lampton St.

From California and Missouri to right here in Kentucky, a lot of historic monuments have been removed.

The free event was held at the Catholic Enrichment Center on West Broadway in Louisville. 

The movement is both economic and political, and there's a reason it rests in Kentucky.