My mother, Dorthy, will be 96 next month. Born in Kentucky and raised in Miami, she was a scrub nurse at Jackson Memorial Hospital when she met my father, an ambulance driver who had recently come ...

Every year, in February, Black History Month is an occasion to celebrate the contributions of so many African American patriots who have indelibly shaped our nation's history. Throughout our ...

Black History Month is an annually observed commemorative month originating in the United States, where it is also known as ...

For 97 years, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) has designated themes to focus the attention of what is now known as Black History Month. As I saw each theme ...

The scope of Black history doesn’t just traverse hundreds of years (both pre and post trans Atlantic slave trade). The scope covers topics related to state and federal laws, sociology, politics ...

As part of its Black History Month celebration, The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum has a month-long display at the Montgomery Library featuring two newly-discovered love letters ...

The origins of the month. Black History Month wasn't always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week.

Black History Month is an annually observed commemorative month originating in the United States, where it is also known as African American History Month. It began as a way of remembering ...

HOUSTON, Texas – In honor of Black History Month, KPRC reporter Joy Addison introduced a conversation that dives deep into the historical role of Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs) in the U.S.