Carter G. Woodson, who started the precursor to Black History Month, wrote of Cincinnati’s Black history before the Civil War ...

The Marin County Department of Public Works is cleaning up more than storm damage this winter: Discrimination complaints. Months after an abrupt leadership shift at the agency, the county is still ...

Black Student Association (BSA) and Saint Mary’s Sexuality and Gender Equity (SAGE) hosted the “Harlem Legacy” event in honor of Black History Month, where students shared original poetry and famous ...

As time inevitably passes, we must remember that speeches of this magnitude were not given in a vacuum—they were calls to ...

Scrubbing history is just one way federal agencies and contractors have responded to the executive order banning federal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs.

Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of ...

The Black Experience at Michigan State University” chronicles the history and impact of Black students, faculty and staff at MSU.

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David W. Blight is the Sterling Professor of History of Yale University and current president of the Organization of American History, and Joan E. Cashin is a Professor of History at The Ohio State ...

You spend a lot of time reflecting on your thoughts, feelings, and experiences. This introspection helps you understand ...

Born in 1875 in Virginia to formerly enslaved parents who were never taught to read and write, Carter G. Woodson often had to forgo school for farm or mining work to make ends meet, but was ...

In 1926, Dr. Woodson began promoting the second week of February as Negro History Week. He chose this week in February intentionally, as it overlapped the birthdays of abolitionist activist Frederick ...