An unidentified Downtown Development Authority personnel takes a close look at the mural of Jackie Robinson, the first black to integrate Major League Baseball in 1947, after it was defaced by someone ...

As the national art and celebrity worlds coalesced at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual Met Gala in early May, the ...

One of the earliest Memorial Day observances occurred on May 1, 1865. Organized by freed slaves and white missionaries.

In 2020, after a summer of protests rocked U.S. cities, the words “Black Lives Matter” went from the rallying cry of racial ...

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The artist Cameron Rowland read from a letter ... to shift Black lives from the “object of scholarly analysis” to the basis for an “argument that challenged the assumptions of history.” ...

Johnson explained the city’s ordinance as a measure that is consistent with our city’s history and ... reality that Black needs are too often not prioritized. SEND LETTERS TO: letters@ ...

As Women’s History Month comes to an end, I’ve been reflecting on ways to honor Black women. We often see and admire them in ways that are left unspoken or that aren’t amplified nearly ...

Unfortunately I have lived a long enough life to see the study of Black history being attacked ... Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Write: Letters to the editor, Milwaukee Journal ...

Write or call South Carolina's U.S. House members and senators and ask them to explain why they believe hiding black history is acceptable. A recent letter to the editor about reducing the staff ...

Texas – In honor of Black History Month, KPRC reporter Joy Addison introduced a conversation that dives deep into the historical role of Black Greek Letter Organizations (BGLOs) in the U.S ...

Initially only a week-long, Black History Month was created to ensure Black history would not be forgotten. Carter G. Woodson, a Black historian and founder of the Association for the Study of African ...