It’s not that easy to just do away with Black History Month. Almost 47 million Americans claim African American heritage, ...

Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, retiring Archbishop of Washington, D.C., will join Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, Archbishop of Newark ...

Spike Lee, George C. Wolfe, Tyler Perry, Rebecca Hall, and Malcolm Washington are among the directors whose films will be ...

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

Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of ...

The Trump White House has issued a proclamation recognizing February as Black History Month around the same time the Defense ...

The memo from new Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth comes amid President Trump's ongoing campaign against diversity, equity and ...

The Washington Capitals announced today initiatives taking place in February in celebration of Capitals Black History Month ...

A number of federal agencies have banned celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women's History Month and other such ...

The Defense Department will no longer use “official resources, including man-hours” to celebrate “cultural awareness months.” ...

Valentine's Day is on Friday, February 14! The best part is that it falls on the Friday before a long weekend, so make sure ...

Here’s some history of musicians who were Washingtonians, or got famous on the Washington state music scene, for Black History Month.