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

Hundreds of students, alumni, faculty and staff gathered at Covel Commons on Oct. 28 to celebrate Black excellence at UCLA. UCLA’s annual Black Convocation, coordinated by organizations including the ...

As Black Americans stand in the face of what might be a Civil Rights Movement 2.0, we celebrate our contemporary civil rights ...

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.

Black American music is music of the spirit, a profound diversity of lessons to be enjoyed. Never duplicated but often imitated, its drumbeats are heartbeats of the inner person that ignites ...

Every Black History Month and Juneteenth, pioneers in African American history are often mentioned like Dr. Martin Luther ...

What started out as Negro History Week in 1926 has evolved into a month-long celebration. Now, Black History Month is ...

When the 18th century church planter, evangelist and foreign missionary George Liele was imprisoned in Jamaica, he spread the ...

During the early development of television, and long before the Civil Rights Movement began in the 1950s, Black entertainers ...

From Civil War ties to the nation's first private HBCU, Ohio's Black history runs deep. Here's what to know this Black ...

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