In a deal that was more of a decade in the making, the library acquired The Call’s photography archive, which contains ...

While many organizations honor Black History month, it's important to ask deep questions about which history is being honored, and why, Our interview with Dr. Zoe Spencer, Virginia State ...

All of these Black women, and many more, changed our lives with inventions we now take for granted as everyday conveniences — ...

Black History Month, a federally recognized celebration, was created nearly a century ago to recognize the “the countless Black men and women who had contributed to the advance of human ...

Black History Month began as merely a week back in 1926 thanks to the efforts of one man: Carter G. Woodson. A scholar and teacher, Woodson was the second Black American to receive a Ph.D. from ...

February marks Black History Month, a tradition that got its start in the Jim Crow era and was officially recognized in 1976 as part of the nation's bicentennial celebrations. It aims to honor the ...

Black history education became more mainstream during the 1960s as Black children, parents, teachers, and community members protested for more Black history courses.

Black history is American history. Dulaney along with other historians and activists stood last week in a Jacksonville park named after James Weldon Johnson, the late civil rights activist and ...

And this Jordan year (the athlete, not the actor)—ESSENCE is choosing to celebrate joy all Black History Month long. Here are our 23 favorite moments when our people made history this Millenium! 01.