Discover 21 influential Black leaders who changed history through activism, politics, education, science and justice.

“I did not get taught a lot of Black history from school,” the marine biology student at Florida International University, 27, told the Miami Herald. Slavery, Abraham Lincoln freeing the ...

The museum tells the history of chattel slavery, Jim Crow segregation and its lingering effects, but it also highlights the determination, successes and contributions of Black Americans and Black ...

Alice Randall, a renowned country songwriter and author, recently discussed the deep connection between country music and Black history at Fisk University. Randall's work, including her memoir "My ...

“There has been a systemic erasure of Black history.” Professor Christina Greer discusses the Trump administration’s crackdown on free speech and efforts to whitewash American histor ...

As we enter International Black Women’s History Month, Black art has always been a means of documenting and creating history, putting out powerful stories that depict Black women’s experiences ...

Black Pot Bookshop is Opelousas' independent bookstore, a labor of love founded by a single mom. We specialize in Louisiana authors, local art and regional history and have a deep passion for ...

Draped in a possum skin cloak against the black of the dawn ... reconciliation and the importance of understanding our shared history. Gunditjmara man Uncle Mark Brown was booed and heckled ...

Since February 1976, Black History Month has marked the celebration of the many contributions that African Americans have made to this country. Throughout the years, stories of civil rights ...

3.) Oct. 28, 1929 (-38.33, -12.82%) The first Black Monday in the history of the Dow Jones, investors' fortunes were wiped out in a major wake-up call for people who thought the the good times ...