KINGSTON, N.Y. — Dozens came out to celebrate Sojourner Truth Day at the abolitionist and suffragette’s namesake state park spanning Kingston and the town of Ulster on Saturday. The celebration, the ...

Another giant Navy oiler named for a civil rights icon — the future USNS Sojourner Truth — was christened and launched Saturday night at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in Barrio Logan. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 1850: The autobiography of abolitionist Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), formerly an enslaved woman and originally Isabella Van ...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Sojourner Truth Day on Nov. 26 will become a day of commemoration starting in 2025, officials announced during a ceremony unveiling a new historical marker at the Ulster County ...

SAN DIEGO — The future USNS Sojourner Truth was christened on Saturday by a descendant of the 19th-century civil rights activist at General Dynamics NASSCO. The T-AO 210 was built for the U.S. Navy, ...

Nov. 26—Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Tuesday to establish Nov. 26 as Sojourner Truth Day in New York to honor the legendary abolitionist and women's rights advocate who was born in Ulster ...

Drawing inspiration from her pentecostal upbringing, Sojourner Truth and a 1998 workshop retreat for African Americans, Prof. Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, English, wrote one of the three monologues in a ...

On May 25, 2025, a crowd gathered at the Sojourner Truth statue in Florence for a moving ceremony to honor six high school graduating seniors with the Sojourner Truth Social Justice Award for their ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York has a new state holiday on November 26: Sojourner Truth Day. It honors the legacy of the African American abolitionist and women’s rights activist whose voice still ...

Hundreds of walkers grinned and laughed Saturday as they ambled off under a multi-colored balloon archway in celebration of Gary’s Sojourner Truth House’s 26th annual fundraising walk. Led by Mayor ...