Outside the Washington Heights branch of the Public Library in Manhattan stands a metal post topped with an unassuming blue ...

“To understand and appreciate Liberia is to appreciate something that may have been created because of Jim Crow segregation, ...

Black history is on full display at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento for Black History Month—a time to honor the achievements and contributions made by African Americans.

People can enjoy virtual and in-person events during Black History Month 2025, including New Smryna Beach's Black Heritage ...

Black History Month made the military stronger, promoting cohesion and innovation. Canceling it will hurt unity integrity.

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While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.

It was a weeklong celebration in an effort to teach people about African-American history and the contributions of Black people. This effort was made under the umbrella of an organization he ...

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...

It was a weeklong celebration in an effort to teach people about African-American history and the contributions of Black people. This effort was made under the umbrella of an organization he ...

Black History Month wasn't always a month-long celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a weeklong celebration in an effort to teach ...