His portrait now hangs near Murphy’s ... deserves this honor anymore than Calvin Smyre,” he said. MORE BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Over the decades, Smyre built a reputation as a bridge builder ...

This Black History Month, John Yang explores the origins of DEI in America for our… The story of Granny Hayden, a Black midwife who was born into slavery Mary Stepp Burnette Hayden was born into ...

Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a weeklong celebration in an effort to teach ...