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.

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.

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.

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.

The Silicon Valley giant said it made the change last year because it was difficult to keep up with every occasion, but some users questioned the decision.

Separate from this Calendar shift, Google has gained attention over its recent decision to change the names of the Gulf of Mexico and Denali.

Google Calendar has removed Black History Month and public holidays, along with other cultural events. Neighbors believe this could be the first step toward erasing African American heritage.

Google's removal of certain holidays and cultural events from the default settings on Google Calendar has gained more attention this month, even though the company said the moves took place last year.

Google has implemented significant changes to its calendar features and diversity hiring goals, reflecting shifts in the political climate within the United States. In mid-2024, the tech giant decided to remove several key observances from its calendar product,