The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is celebrating the centennial of what began in ...

Hundreds of PreK-12 teaching and learning resources that support developmentally appropriate skill-building and leverage both well-known and lesser-known stories in American history are freely ...

Philadelphia sued the Trump administration after it directed the Park Service to rip out a memorial to slavery. Elsewhere, ...

Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation mark the start of Black History Month — a celebration of Black history, culture and education. The history of the observance dates ...

February is Black History Month, a time the country highlights and celebrates the accomplishments of Black Americans. And the ...

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Even before it has a home on the Mall, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is sharing stories of overlooked pioneers Lonnie G. Bunch III Nichelle Nichols, known for her role on “Star Trek, ...

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