Carter Woodson was a tireless promoter of Black culture who planted seeds for what became Black History Month a century ago ...

A local poet, singer, dancer and several artists were featured in the City of Jackson's opening ceremony of Black History ...

Vanessa Rosales of the Antioch City Clerk’s office reads the oath of office to new Antioch police oversight commissioners on ...

Historian and author Carter G. Woodson is remembered as the “Father of Black History.” Read about his education, books, idea ...

A literary agent came across her work and offered her a contract for a book of personal essays — and so, on Jan. 28, Wild West Village hits shelves. Though she was born in London, Kirke grew up ...

February marks the start of Black History Month in America and in Alabama. The month-long holiday created by Carter G.

As a Black American, I always approach February’s annual celebration of Black History Month with pride and bewilderment.

A new biography of Charles W. Chesnutt, by Tess Chakkalakal, explains the friendships and tensions he had with his white ...

Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why ...

I began with a quote from Dr. Woodson because I want readers to know who he was and what motivated him to lay the groundwork for what would eventually become Black History Month, first celebrated ...