Why is Black History Month in February? The commemoration of important Black Americans and events happens largely during the ...

The items White photographed paint a vivid portrait of Black history in the United States. One photograph shows a piece of ...

Israel How Browne, also known as Israel Howe Browne, lived at 71 Concord St. He was known to allow escaped slaves to sleep in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Reporting on four of the world's major conflict zones — Israel, Sudan, Ukraine and Haiti — was honored Monday with George Polk awards, one of journalism's highest honors. And one of ...

Overall, 24 visual artists make up the roster for this year’s “Meet the Artists” exhibition at Central Library, which runs ...

In October 1854, a large crowd in Worcester, Massachusetts took action against the presence of "slave catcher" Asa O. Butman ...

Two of Reagan National Airport’s air traffic controllers were doing double duty Wednesday night, according to a government report.

Over the next four weeks, the D.C. area comes alive with events highlighting contributions made by the Black community, lionizing heroes like Frederick Douglass and William Still; shining a spotlight ...

This year’s Black History Month theme is “African Americans and Labor,” focusing on the ways work impacts “the collective experiences of Black people,” according to the Association for the Study of ...

The portraits serve as a counterweight to the ... including Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony and W.E.B. DuBois. He made an about-face in his artistic practice, from surrealism ...

When Grace Humphreys Rockafellow, 86,  was invited to participate in a reading of African American Literature, Renee Andrews, ...

Teen artists showcase their talent and creativity by displaying flower silhouettes, neon acrylic artwork inspired by the ...