The youngest pilot to fly solo around the world. The first known Black female tattoo artist. And more, chosen by columnist.

At 88, historian David Levering Lewis, a biographer of W.E.B. DuBois, has filled in gaps in his knowledge of his own family ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Teaching Black history in early childhood and elementary classrooms can be a challenging task for educators.

Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...

A new course in the Graduate School of Education is bringing an innovative approach to teaching Black history to educators by ...

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...

The best children’s books of all time Choosing the best children’s books of all time is no easy feat. After all, there are ...

February is Black History Month in Canada. Check out this list of buzzworthy works of fiction, nonfiction and poetry by Black ...

Picture book author Mac Barnett (who often works with illustrator Jon Klassen) has been named the Library of Congress' new ...

It’s about what it means to be a young person in a generation that is going to end, and is currently changing the world,” the lauded poet said of her new book.

By Mac Barnett For the three Latino kids transported to 1862 Mexico in Emma Otheguy’s latest novel, the outcome of the American Civil War hangs in the balance. By Juan Vidal In H.M. Bouwman ...

She labored there alongside her husband, David, the furnace’s keeper, and their children ... Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture When Confederate forces ...