Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black History Month would be a good time to revisit the representation of Blacks at every level of government (gmast3r/iStock ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Black schoolroom in Mississippi in 1939. Corbis via Getty Images My grandmother’s name was Mrs. Zola Jackson. As one of the ...

LaGarrett King is the director of the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education at the Univesity at Buffalo. (Photo courtesy St. Thomas University) This is your first of three free ...

Digital content creator Taylor Cassidy started out making videos about Black history lessons to educate people about influential African American figures throughout history. Her content is followed by ...

My 30 students sat quietly for a moment as our lesson on Juneteenth ended, absorbing how the enslaved people of Texas didn’t hear about their emancipation from enslavement until two years after the ...

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Since their inception nearly 100 years ago, black history observances in February have served as opportunities to celebrate African Americans’ rich contributions to government, politics, science, ...

Nearly all members of the Black world have heard the saying: “A hard head makes for a soft behind.” That’s what’s happening to Black people (and others) right now. We’re learning political lessons the ...

February 2026 marks the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, a celebration of the outstanding contributions Black people have made to our culture. To honor that legacy, we’re reflecting in this ...

Swimming wasn't exactly a childhood rite of passage for Natasha Foreman. "We were afraid of the water. My mom was afraid of the water. No one could swim," she recalled. At 30 years old, she dove right ...