Many of you who, like me, came of age in the ’60s will recognize the title of today’s column as lyrics from one of Bob Dylan’s songs. And many of you, like me, may be experiencing no small bit of ...

Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in ...

Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created ...

According to a UCLA study, Black residents in Altadena were more likely to have their homes damaged or destroyed by the Eaton ...

Groups celebrating Black History Month are including this year’s theme of African Americans and Labor as part of their commemorations.

ATLANTA - Black History Month is a time to honor the achievements, contributions, and resilience of Black Americans, and Atlanta—home to a rich Civil Rights legacy—offers a variety of ways to ...

From Canada and the United Kingdom to Costa Rica and Australia, Black people's impact extends far beyond US borders. Here's how Black History Month is celebrated in some unexpected places.

‘African Americans and Labor’ exhibit at the Library of Congress The theme of this year’s Black History Month is “African Americans and Labor,” and the Library of Congress has created a ...

A few weeks after his inauguration in 2017, Donald Trump made his first official recognition of Black History Month as this nation’s president. At a breakfast flanked by Dr. Ben Carson ...

The instructions were published Tuesday in a Defense Intelligence Agency memo obtained by The Associated Press and affect 11 annual events, including Black History Month, which begins Saturday ...

The affected events, per the memo, which is dated Jan. 28, 2025, include: Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday, Black History Month, Women's History Month, Holocaust Day and Days of Remembrance ...