Saturday marks the start of Black History Month, a time to honor Black people and the Black experience. And while Black History celebrations have been held for decades, some people may not realize ...

Black History Month is an entire month devoted to putting a spotlight on African Americans who have made contributions to our country. Originally, it was seen as a way of teaching students and ...

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 ...

Here's everything you should know about Black History Month, from the people who started the tradition to how to observe this February. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap ...

How a former enslaved person helped make Black History Month a national celebration 03:12. Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation mark the start of Black History ...

By the time he was growing up in New York City public schools in the 1980s, Jeffries says Black History Month felt very much like, "let's talk about Black people for a couple of days." "It was the ...

In 1986, Congress created "National Black (Afro-American) History Month" by law and called upon the president to make an annual proclamation. (MORE: ABC's 'Taking the Stage' Highlights African ...

When did Black History Month begin? Some people in West Virginia expanded the celebration to the whole month as early as the 1940s, and others in Chicago followed in the 60s.

Every year since 1928, Negro History Week, and later Black History Month, has centered on a theme. This year’s theme is “African Americans and Labor.” 1932 ...

F ebruary is Black History Month and it pays tribute to the achievements of African Americans throughout U.S. history. It has been celebrated since 1976, but actually started back in 1926 with ...

So, you've already read the classics — Langston Hughes, W.E.B. DuBois, Zora Neale Hurston. But what's next? Here are 10 nonfiction books, all published in the past five years, that can help you ...