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Elizabeth Catlett's "Sharecropper" is one of the pieces featured in the Seattle Public Library's "Black Activism in Print" exhibit. The prints in the exhibit are part of the Douglass-Truth Branch ...
Tim Correira Photography From historical plays to intimate concerts to films and children’s activities, here are 13 ways to take part in Black History Month in and around Boston this year.
Communities and individuals often struggle with how to commemorate Black History Month, an occasion particularly relevant today given the resurgence of debates about race, historical knowledge ...
Black professionals worry that a quiet Black History Month is indicative of a growing apathy.
Decades of crucial work by Black researchers get left out of the American story when "historians" are classified solely by their degrees.
Black history is American history — the good, the bad, and the discomforting — and it is important that that history be taught to the next generation just as my generation learned about George ...
The Newburyport Black History Initiative is dedicated to highlighting the city’s Black history through lectures, panel discussions, workshops and historic interpretive signs.
February marks Black History Month, a tradition that got its start in the Jim Crow era and was officially recognized in 1976 as part of the nation's bicentennial celebrations. It aims to honor the ...
Santa Ana now has a tangible way to honor its Black heritage and the founder of the OC Black History parade.
Despite rumors and misinformation that swirled last week, President Donald Trump has recognized February 2025 as National Black History Month.
Gov. Jared Polis has signed a bill requiring the state's Department of Education to develop a statewide K-12 curriculum on Black history and cultural studies.
What Black History Month feels like for Black parents this year A Black parenting community leader reflects on the moment, and what she wants other parents to know.