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

Known as the First International Convention of the Negro Peoples of the World, the gathering featured parades in Harlem and had around 2,000 delegates representing over 20 countries. Subscribe to get ...

BURBANK, Wash. - A music documentary exploring the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival will be screened at the Burbank Library, ...

After founding the Journal, Woodson decided to go further and start “Negro History Week” in 1926. He timed this for the ...

Sam Nujoma's prophecy of victory was indicative of his leadership and determination. He died Feb. 8 in Windhoek, Namibia at age 95.

Malcolm X was outlived by his monumental legacy.

Black artists, musicians, writers, and reformers flocked to the neighborhood of Harlem in the early 20th century, creating a ...

Immigrants have been a part of the foundation of what would be New York City, according to the state’s New York ...

Discover the vibrant culture of Ghana, where tradition meets modernity, and African American influences blend with local ...

History Month (AAHM) release from BlackEconomoics.org. It was invited by the Jackson Advocate of Jackson (MedgarEversville), Mississippi. The Jackson Advocate is an 87-year-old Black newspaper known ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the ...

In his recent successful presidential campaign and in his first month in office, President Donald Trump has used a remarkably effective rhetorical device that may best be described as "incendiary ...