The Black History Month entry for Feb. 2, 2017: Henry Blair an inventor and one of the first African-Americans to receive a patent in the United States. Blair was born in Glen Ross, Md. in 1807.

Local drag history will be in the spotlight — possibly amid effusions of feathers and rhinestones — when Blair Michaels hosts “Drag Through the Decades” on June 8.

Displays honoring notable people and associations in Denver's Black history are seen at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library in Denver, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025.

Everton Blair, a former Gwinnett ... He made history in 2020 as the first Black lawmaker to chair the powerful House Agriculture Committee. ... Gwinnett, Henry, Newton and Rockdale counties.

Selma, Alabama, became the center for the movement for voting rights. Now, a piece of that history is at the Henry Ford Museum and the curators have created an exhibit to preview it this weekend.

Two Black History Month exhibits have embraced this year’s theme for Black History month, African Americans and Labor, putting on display the many contributions Black people have made in ...

Two Black History Month exhibits have embraced this year’s theme for Black History month, African Americans and Labor, putting on display the many contributions Black people have made in ...

Discover how Henry Blair's mechanical corn and cotton seed planters revolutionized farming and paved the way for future Black inventors, making him the only 'colored man' to receive patents from the U ...

Named for the fabled labor leader, the museum honors black workers’ contributions to American history. About 13,000 seniors live in the 60628, where lenders wrote about 760 reverse mortgages at ...