A showcase of teens’ talent and creativity includes flower silhouettes, neon acrylic artwork inspired by the artist Derrick ...

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

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

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

Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why ...

February is Black History Month, and South Florida is honoring the occasion with a variety of activities that salute the ...

Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month — a celebration of Black history, culture and education. The history of the month dates ...

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 ...

In Tuesday’s City Council meeting, Mayor Lana Negrete proclaimed February once again as Black History Month with a theme this year of “African Americans and labor.” “Here in Santa Monica, we want to ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...