The work of students from Markham, Country Club Hills and Hazel Crest was on display at a Black History Month Film Fest at ...

With more local history made this week — first Black Urbana mayor elected (DeShawn Williams), first Black Champaign Central ...

Woodson also founded Associated Publishers, which, in addition to publishing the Journal of Negro History, prepared kits for ...

"I'm able to engage and tell these beautiful stories of triumph, of resilience, of beauty, of joy, through something that is ...

Black History Month means a lot to @ GopherVBall 's @calissaminatee. #BHM2025 x #Gophers pic.twitter.com/piknj8jrEI "It is a ...

Legends like congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, Morrie Turner and Captain Bill Pinkney were all firsts in their field.

Black History Month, an annual observance recognized each February, first emerged in the U.S. in the early 20th century, ...

Celebrating Women's history first came into effect with humble beginnings as one week in March 1978. The week has since ...

This year’s Black History Month theme is “African Americans and Labor,” focusing on the ways work impacts “the collective experiences of Black people,” according to the Association for the Study of ...

How a weeklong, local celebration in California in 1978 turned into a monthlong, national observance less than a decade later ...

The Soul Food Tour by 103 Jamz is in its final week in Kansas City, celebrating Black-owned restaurants during Black History ...

Blak Koffee unveiled its "Louisville Legends" Black history mural this week, honoring influential Black Louisvillians.