Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created ...

Marcus Garvey ignited one of the most phenomenal social movements in modern history and was admired around the world. Yet few ...

Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the ...

Activities range from art exhibitions and educational lectures to community gatherings honoring African American culture and ...

Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in ...

Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of ...

Groups celebrating Black History Month are including this year’s theme of African Americans and Labor as part of their ...

While historical tensions have been acknowledged, a shared solidarity and activism highlighted the relationship between Blacks and the Irish in the U.S., which would be defined by social, cultural ...

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

It's Black History Month and the Woodson African American Museum of Florida is offering a two-person exhibition that focuses ...