From the rodeo to baseball. Historian and author Phil Dixon—who also co-founded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City—was at the Gordon Parks Museum in Fort Scott today. He spoke about the Negro League during a special presentation.

Organizations and communities across the nation are celebrating Black History Month, not just to celebrate Black history, to be teach it and its importance.

At Princeton, we don’t need a presentation on Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad or George Washington Carver and the peanut. But that doesn’t mean we don’t need Black History Month.

Area residents can celebrate Black history and learn about the civil rights movement at the Underground Railroad Museum’s Black History Month presentation. Museum Director Kristina Estle prepared a lecture that she will present at noon Feb.

Old Salem Museums & Gardens in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, hosts a Black History Month celebration in February with walking tours, mini-lectures, and themed interpretations. The 2025 celebration will include spot talks on Black craftsmen, foodways, and family legacies.

February is Black History Month, and the Anderson County Library System has a variety of informative programs, from an insightful author talk with Herb Frazier to an inspiring afternoon with spoken word artist and TEDx presenter Moody Black.

Celebrating Black History in February and all year long is fundamental, writes. Black History is American History.

Happy February, and therefore, happy Black History Month! This month is an opportunity to celebrate Black culture and educate yourself on its rich history. And, another way to celebrate Black History Month is by putting your money toward and supporting Black-owned businesses.