President Donald Trump welcomed attendees to the White House Thursday to celebrate Black History and announced the planned ...

President Trump hosted a reception at the White House Thursday afternoon to honor Black History Month. The celebration came ...

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

Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why ...

US Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas attends inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on ...

Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the ...

When Tarence Bailey Sr. received a formal memo from the Maryland National Guard declining to support a celebration for ...

A formal memo from the Maryland National Guard's Joint Operations Center, dated Feb. 7, said the reserve component would be ...

After the Department of Defense declared “identity months” like Black History Month “dead,” National Guard units reportedly ...

After the Department of Defense called "identity months" like Black History Month "dead," National Guard units reportedly ...

From Jesse Owens, Jackie Robinson and Muhammad Ali to Colin Kaepernick, the achievements of Black athletes have had a role in advancing civil rights.

Best, the director of elder services for the city of Lynn, has long been passionate about history and social services, ...