That event is just one of many ways to celebrate Black History Month, which was launched in 1926 as Negro History Week, thanks to historian Carter G. Woodson and minister Jesse E. Moorland, who wanted ...

June is Pride Month, a time to honor the impact the LGBTQ+ community has had on our culture throughout history.Although it's been over 50 years since the Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969, there ...

Coming off the heels of the 1921 Tulsa race massacre and pivoting to Juneteenth, June 1 marks the start of Black Lives Matter Month.

Black people were overjoyed when the Nottoway Plantation burned down. I went to Louisiana to learn more about its horrific history. It seemed like an appropriate time to visit Nottoway, which in many ...

June is Black Music Month. That June also encompasses Juneteenth makes a lot of sense. Indeed, the creation of Black Music Month reflects the core theme in African American history — struggle.

As the National Museum of the United States Army acknowledges, Black soldiers had served in America's military several times before the Civil War. For example, the 1st Rhode Island Regiment was the ...

After more than 150 years in Germany, the remains of 19 Black people, taken for racist scientific research, have been returned to New Orleans. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest ...

More than 150 years after their heads were severed from their bodies and shipped to Germany for “research,” the craniums of 19 Black people, which were recently returned, will be memorialized ...

The Trump administration’s framing of Black history as “D.E.I.” — and “D.E.I.” as harming white Americans — recasts its attack on Black history as protecting white Americans.

MAY 28; 1936—Betty Shabazz, the widow of Black nationalist leader Malcolm X, was born on this day in Detroit, Mich. Shabazz was born Betty Jean Sand­ers and raised by foster parents.She attended ...

These Women in History worksheets spotlight real trailblazers across science, civil rights, politics, and more. Each page includes short bios, reflection questions, and activities that are perfect for ...