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

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

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 ...

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.

From Canada and the United Kingdom to Costa Rica and Australia, Black people's impact extends far beyond US borders. Here's ...

On Saturday, at the Alfred Johnson, Sr. Conference Center, a ceremony was held for a proclamation signing recognizing Black ...

Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black is a Professor in the Department of History and the Director of the Dietrich College Humanities Center at Carnegie Mellon University. Her research specialty is the ...