Black History Month really took off in the 1960s during the Black Power movement, said Carr. Students on college campuses such as Howard University, Tuskegee University in Alabama, ...

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 ...

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 Month wasn't always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week.

Black History Month grew from a weeklong celebration that started nearly 100 years ago — and it's not random that it's in February.

Black History Month has become one of the most celebrated cultural heritage months on the calendar, said LaGarrett J. King, an associate professor of social studies education at the University of ...

Black History Month is an entire month devoted to putting a spotlight on African Americans who have made contributions to our country. Originally, it was seen as a way of teaching students and ...

A worker fired from General Mills says the company retaliated against him after he reported “offensive” Black History Month ...

"Black History Month is in the shortest month of the year, and the coldest," comedian Chris Rock said in 2015. "Just in case we want to have a parade." Although at least February has an extra day ...

Black History Month is a wonderful time of year, writes historian Jemar Tisby, but all of us could be getting so much more out of it if we’d adjust our thinking and actions, he argues.