February is around the corner – an annual nationally-recognized reminder to explore and celebrate Black history. This month ...

A century ago this year, on Aug. 25, 1925, 500 Pullman Company railroad porters secretly gathered in New York City's Harlem for a meeting that would become a key event ...

1. Dr. Carter G. Woodson, known as the "Father of Black History," started the first Negro History Week in 1926 to ensure ...

Gibbs herself played the Jeffersons' maid, Florence Johnston. At the time a TV novice and mother of three, Gibbs had been working as a reservation agent for United Airlines and figured she'd have a ...

North Carolina’s former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson on Friday withdrew his defamation lawsuit against CNN that challenged a report ...

There’s a notion that diverse children’s toys or diverse children’s books are only important for children from diverse ...

A campaign to liberate slaves would be a natural extension of the previous decade’s anti-apartheid movement, when major human-rights organizations and black leaders passionately took on the issue of r ...

Talent shows, a doll making class, a business expo and more round out the list of Black History Month happenings in Greater ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Rumaan Alam's “Entitlement,” Ian Frazier's “Paradise Bronx” and Lisa Ko's “Memory Piece” are among 14 finalists for the Gotham Book Prize, a $50,000 award for outstanding fiction or ...

On this day in 1919, baseball and civil rights icon Jackie Robinson was born in Cairo, Georgia. Best known for breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier when he debuted with the Brooklyn Dodgers ...

February is Black History Month, and South Florida is honoring the occasion with a variety of activities that salute the accomplishments of Black Americans. Whether you choose to enjoy a parade or ...

Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month –- a celebration of Black history, culture and education.