From the rodeo to baseball. Historian and author Phil Dixon—who also co-founded the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City—was at the Gordon Parks Museum in Fort Scott today. He spoke about the ...

Black History Month is all about sharing stories and experiences that help to inform and educate and even celebrate the ...

No practice or discipline exists in a vacuum, and that’s important to recognize now more than ever. To meet the moment and ...

Dive into the past, present, and future this month and every month by bringing powerful student voices and essential history into your classroom with this curation of engaging resources. Begin with a ...

WELL, A BIG MONTH AT THE BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM THE BIRMINGHAM CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE AS THEY CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH. THIS YEAR’S FOCUS FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS AFRICAN AMERICANS AND LABOR.

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

VCU Libraries hosted their annual Black History Month Lecture on Feb. 4 at James Branch Cabell Library featuring Crystal Moten, who holds a doctorate in history and African American studies. She ...

Ferris State University collaborates with campus partners to host Black History Month events, highlighting inclusivity and ...

For the third year, a handful of Black staffers at The 19th have come together to reflect on what Black History Month means ...

In celebration of Black History Month, The York Theatre has announced The Micki Grant Artist-in-Residence Program which ...

Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in February of 1926.

and the way it is celebrated and evolved has created history in itself. The origins of the month Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author ...