What began as Negro History Week — established by historian Carter G. Woodson in February 1926 — evolved into Black History ...

All month long, WIVB News 4 will be celebrating Black History Month. We’re focusing on a special recognition from the NFTA, which is honoring legendary civil ...

There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy ...

While lectures on the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and Harriet Tubman are all important, some educators ...

There's a new effort to create a federal holiday in honor of Rosa Parks. U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell held a news conference ...

“Not a single federal holiday honors a woman,” said U.S. Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio.). Beatty said designating Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day would not just be a day off work. “It’s a day to teach, to ...

Rosa Parks is known for being a civil rights icon. But did you know that she was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on Feb. 4, 1913?

We humans have been around for hundreds of thousands of years, so naturally, certain things have slipped through the cracks ...

ATLANTA - Black History Month is a time to honor the achievements, contributions, and resilience of Black Americans, and ...

Race relations and the fight for ethnic equality have been an ongoing pursuit since the birth of the nation. Every facet of ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - An executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend refugee admissions has magnified the fears of one Afghan American soldier who has long been worried ...