Every Black History Month and Juneteenth ... King Jr., and she stood on the platform with him when he delivered his famous "I ...

From activists to entertainers to record-breaking athletes to a postal worker, we are shining a spotlight on the contributions of influential Black Americans as we celebrate Black History Month.

Alma Thomas and Jacob Lawrence paintings at White House Black History Month exhibit. (Photo: theGrio/Gerren Keith Gaynor) Alma Thomas (1891-1978) did not produce her most famous works until ...

Now, Black History Month has expanded to include the history ... His successful techniques soon made him famous, and he met with three American presidents in his lifetime - Theodore Roosevelt ...

The Black performing duo Williams and Walker (Bert Williams and George Walker), famous for their work in vaudeville theater, starred in the three-act show that was performed at the New York ...