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

Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

Among myriad offerings on Broadway these days are shows that reflect and represent the generations-old traditions of Black ...

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

Black History Month started as "Negro History Week" in February 1926 as a way to chronicle the accomplishments of African ...

As everyone knows, Black history is America history. Our struggles and victories have affected this country for centuries, ...

With a focus on diversifying event and film programming, festival attendees can visit a slew of happenings that cater to ...

Three graduate fellows at the University at Buffalo’s Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education have ...

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 ...

Fauset was the first Black woman to hold a paramount position in publishing, but her career was overshadowed by her personal relationship with W.E.B. Du Bois. This historical novel explores both ...

Sam Summers is ready to reveal his latest venture, Tom Archer's Poor Man's Country Club, under the Val Air Ballroom.

Andrea M. O’Neal, a former White House official who helped drive federal policies and observances behind Black History Month under President Joe Biden, said observances allow for full ...