In the 1940s, Herman “Doc” Horn went on to play professional baseball for the Kansas City Monarchs. With the majors desegregated, he might have followed in Jackie Robinson's footsteps, but his duty to his country changed that path.

The spiritual leader who created the Ozarks Afro-American Heritage Museum in Ash Grove has died, says Father Ephraim Tauck, a priest at Berry's church in Greene County.

It’s a moment of celebration for Springfield’s Black community and many others. Juneteenth runs from Friday through Sunday downtown at the Expo Center.

City leaders are considering how to spend more than $31 million in funding from the American Rescue Plan Act.

Former Springfield City Councilman Denny Whayne died Sunday, May 5, surrounded by family at a local hospital. Elected to City Council in 2001, Whayne was the first Black member of the city’s top governing body in more than a century.