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.

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

This year's Black History Month theme celebrates the role of Black labor in building the nation through industry or community ...

Democratic lawmakers marked the beginning of Black History Month this February 1st with tributes to Black American ...

Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of ...

The history of the month dates back almost a century, and the way it is celebrated and evolved has created history in itself.

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 ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

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 ...