Black photography started to boom at the turn of the 20th century. We look at what it meant to the community in Chicago.

The Trump administration is looking to change how Black history is presented at the park sites and museums under its influence. President Trump, who has eyes on the nation’s 250th birthday this summer ...

One hundred years ago, Black History Month began as an act of correction. Historian Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week to preserve Black contributions from being erased from American ...

A Black artist is highlighting the achievements of African Americans and their role in United States history through art for Black History Month. Behind each of George Freeman's paintings is the story ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. One of the unmistakable throughlines of the second Trump administration is how it’s ...

This week brought another round in President Trump’s war against Black history. A federal judge rebuked his administration for removing panels that mentioned “the dirty business of slavery” from the ...

America loves its heroes. The nation has made lions of the men who signed a document 250 years ago to declare independence from the English crown; it’s made saints of the 55 men who gathered in a ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday highlighted top Black administration officials, rejected accusations of racism and promised “a century more” of success for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (NewsNation) — President Donald Trump will be hosting a reception at the White House to honor Black History Month. Trump issued a ...

When Carter G. Woodson wrote these words in "The Mis-education of the Negro" published in 1933, he was not being metaphorical. He was being precise. A century after he founded what became Black ...

February 2026 marks a full century since the first national Black history commemoration began in 1926 as “Negro History Week,” a project launched by Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson and the organization that ...

As our nation observes the 100 th anniversary of Black History Month, it is imperative to acknowledge the profound role of African Americans in shaping the economy, society, and governance of the ...