In 1944, a group of eight Howard University students took a stand against the status quo in segregated Virginia. Now, a commemorative site honors their efforts to fight back against Jim Crow laws.

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 ...

Rep. Terri Sewell today described her proposed holiday as counter measure to what she called an attack on diversity and Black history by President Donald Trump’s administration.

It’s not that easy to just do away with Black History Month. Almost 47 million Americans claim African American heritage, ...

Members of Bus Riders of Roanoke Advocacy Group — or BRRAG, for short — shared Jumper’s story on Tuesday, in celebration of ...

Transit Authority of River City is participating in Black History Month this February by recognizing a famous civil rights ...

In 1958, Williams chaired the Committee to Combat Racial Injustice, which organized to defend two Black boys, ages 7 and 9, ...

February is Black History Month, an appropriate time for celebrating the struggles, triumphs and contributions of this nation’s African American citizens. Born in February were President Abraham ...

In 1943, the establishment of _____ in Diamond, Missouri, marked the first-ever authorization of a national park commemorating an African American. 4 ... was officially permitted in the national parks ...

With King’s endorsement, and Rosa Parks on the campaign trail with him, Conyers won in a landslide, and would be reelected 13 times, becoming the longest serving African American member in ...