I recently interviewed Jarvis R. Givens, a professor of education and African and African American studies at Harvard University. His new book, I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black ...

All-Black towns, the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, the Katz Drug Store sit-in. These are some of the events included in an ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black History Month is celebrated throughout the month of February, and its origins trace back 100 years. Here's what to know ...

The origin of the month-long commemoration known as Black History Month goes back almost a century ago. For those who don't know the history, some may wonder why Black history is recognized in ...

This year, we celebrate the most significant milestone in our Nation’s history: 250 glorious years of American independence. From the very beginning, our country has been blessed with countless black ...

America loves its heroes. The nation has made lions of the men who signed a document 250 years ago to declare independence from the English crown; it’s made saints of the 55 men who gathered in a ...

For nearly 200 years, HBCUs have educated Black Americans. Now, a new exhibition highlights special objects from five universities Kaila Philo A historic marker at Jackson State University, ca. 1950, ...

During the U.S. bicentennial celebrations in 1976, President Gerald Ford declared that February should be dedicated to highlighting the achievements of and challenges faced by Black Americans. The ...

“If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated,” wrote Carter G. Woodson in a ...

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Black History Month is celebrated throughout the month of February, and its origins trace back 100 years. Here’s what to know about its founder, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, and how the month-long ...