Scheduled to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, Black History Month began as Negro ...

The roots of Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C. run deep in the city, starting as a seed planted during Lincoln's ...

Black History Month might be drawing to a close in the US, but it’s still a long way off here in the UK. We celebrate Black ...

As Black Americans were finally freed from the brutality of nearly two-and-a-half centuries of bondage, southern plantation ...

Nonprofit organization Summerville Juneteenth is releasing a new book titled "African Americans on Tour: History, People, and ...

On February 26, 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Andrew Brimmer as the first Black governor of the Federal Reserve ...

"It's important to celebrate Black History Month because it is a time to reflect on how far we have come as a community." ...

However, it might be time to reconsider whether setting aside one month is the most effective way to honor Black Americans’ ...

Proclamation reading, music are part of event By Teresa Sargeant Staff Twenty-eight Black Apopka legends were recognized at ...

Details: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Cincinnati Shakespeare Co., 1195 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Runs Feb. 28-March 23. $16-up.

Kendrick Lamar made history with his performance at this year’s Super Bowl, headlining for what’s now considered the most-viewed Super Bowl Halftime Performance of all time. At face value, it seemed ...

New Orleans housed Louisiana’s first freedman’s bank, but in 1870 Shreveport was added to the list of cities. Freedman’s ...