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

The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Consortium is working to expand tourism to historic civil rights churches in Alabama that played a big role in the movement.

Remembrances are happening January 31 and February 1, marking the 65th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins. The building ...

Here’s what made these high school seniors sign up for an African American studies course—and what they’ve learned.

A free symposium at the museum Feb. 15 will look at African American engagment in World War II and its place in social ...

Joe Biden "accomplished something that President Obama didn't do," 91-year-old Julius Garvey told Newsweek about his father's ...

Black History Month reminds us that it’s an appropriate time to reflect on our nation’s relentless struggles for freedom, especially those courageous people whose heroic efforts advanced the cause of ...

On the afternoon of February 1, 1960, four college freshmen walked up to the lunch counter of a Woolworth’s department store in Greensboro, North Carolina, and changed the course of history. Joseph ...

The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium hosted a two-day event to teach and empower communities ...

Many prominent historical figures are from the Metro Detroit area. Here’s a list of prominent Black historical figures in ...

To honor the achievements and contributions of African Americans during Black History Month and beyond, Discovery Education ...