Why is Black History Month in February? The commemoration of important Black Americans and events happens largely during the shortest month of the year.

The month of February celebrates Black History Month, a time to recognize and raise awareness about the contributions of ...

The library is sharing ways to celebrate Black History Month, sharing photos and stories to inspire the next generation to be ...

Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, the Super Bowl, and Black History Month. The latter has become synonymous with Dr. King, ...

Who was the first African American woman to receive a pilot's license in Texas? Test your Texas Black history knowledge here.

Hickman Mills South Middle School will become Alvin Brooks Middle School in honor of the school board member who has a ...

For those who curate and present Black history in Palm Beach County, the effort to erase their past is hardly new. It goes ...

Jesse Owens, born in Oakville, Alabama, in 1913, was a track and field athlete who became a global icon at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. As an African American comp ...

She was attacked by mounted police officers on "Bloody Sunday" in Selma. Her efforts, along with "Bloody Sunday," were ...

The federal civil service that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are dismantling has been a way for people of color, in ...

Frances Thompson’s testimony in 1866 came at a critical time, as the nation weighed whether to expand equal constitutional ...

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