black history month
I Was the First Black Male Student Body President at Harvard. Bridge-Builders Paved the Way.
This Black History Month, and all year round, we must all strive to build bridges, whether or not we stand to benefit.
By Noah Harris
How 4 Black Women Writers Shaped Black Feminism
These influential women used literature to challenge societal norms.
By Sakyra Abbitt
50 Years Before Rosa Parks, Barbara Pope Refused to Give Up Her Train Seat
In 1906, Barbara Pope refused to give up her seat on a segregated train.
By Rob DeHart
The Untold History of the African American History Museum Born in the Civil Rights Movement
Dr. Charles H. Wright said his mission was “ensuring that generations, especially young African Americans, are made aware of and take pride in the history of their forebears.”
By The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Black Writers Share Their Favorite Books to Honor Black History Month
Roxane Gay, Dawnshaeé Reid and Raquel Willis share why Black artists are important, the impact of Black literature and the books they just can’t put down.
By Eshe Ukweli, The 19th
How Black Artists Started a Renaissance in 1920s Washington, DC
“I have sought to concentrate on beauty and happiness, rather than on man’s inhumanity to man.”
By The National Gallery of Art
The Forgotten “Race Riot” That Led to the Creation of the NAACP
How a 1908 racist riot in President Abraham Lincoln's Illinois hometown helped lead to the creation of the NAACP.
By The Lincoln Presidential Foundation
Ebony Alerts May Be the Remedy to Missing White Woman Syndrome
The new California system wants to bring more attention to missing Black youth and women.
By Rita Omokha
Black History You Probably Won't Be Taught in States That Ban Critical Race Theory
These five people and events are crucial to know.
By Sierra Lyons
6 Civil Rights Activists Who Changed History
"Try and tell people who they are, what they are, where they have been."
By Kanyinsola Oye
The ‘Divine Nine’ Helped Shape Civil Rights History
These all-Black sororities and fraternities played a role in pivotal social movements.
By Eric L. Ewing and Kate Doak-Keszler
How Black History Month Got Started
The story of Black History Month goes all the way back to 1915.
By Made By Us
Ron DeSantis Is Erasing Black History From Florida Schools
The governor's latest move? Banning diversity programs in state colleges.
By Sierra Lyons
Pauli Murray Is the Gender Non-Conforming Civil Rights Icon You Need to Know
Learn about Murray and how their legacy is being carried on today.
By Samy Nemir Olivares
12 Things You May Not Know About Rosa Parks
Parks spent her life “rebelling against second-class citizenship.”
By Jeanne Theoharis
Martin Luther King’s 6 Principles for Nonviolent Direct Action
“Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice or evil, not people.”
By Nya Grantham
How Author Tiffanie Drayton Found Joy and Freedom By Leaving America
In her new book, “Black American Refugee,” Drayton explains how she's centered Black joy after “exiling” herself from the U.S.
By Michael Crawford