Back in the 1960s, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) developed Freedom Schools to teach reading, writing, math, civics and history to African Americans whose self-determination was ...

Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation mark the start of Black History Month — a celebration of Black history, culture and education. The history of the observance dates ...

Tricia Hersey, a New York Times best-selling author and founder of The Nap Ministry. Credit: the Trisha Hersey website. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture ...

The Yale department that studies people of African descent in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America has changed its name to the Black Studies Department, after 55 years of being called ...

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The course surveyed the history, politics, arts and culture of African-Americans since the 17 th century ... while intended ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill Tuesday that would allow African American history courses to count toward graduation requirements. The bill would have allowed students to ...

WASHINGTON – Hundreds of people joined a rally on May 3 to show support for the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the wake of threats by the Trump administration and others ...

Black History Month honors the achievements and struggles of African Americans throughout U.S. history, and it's a great time to visit a favorite museum for a special exhibit or visit somewhere new.

One would think that academic scholar Quintard Taylor must have predicted the current state of America decades ago. Taylor created Blackpast.org in 2004 as an online history reference center for ...

Travel represents more than geographical movement for African Americans seeking connections to their heritage. By visiting cultural and historical landmarks, travelers gain deeper understanding of the ...