Black History Month

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The Enduring Mystery of Malcolm X's Assassination

By Josiah Bates

One Author on Why Educating Kids About Race in the U.S. Is More Important Than Ever

By Lauren Bogholtz

America Is Losing the Real Meaning of Black History Month

By Theodore R. Johnson

Google Made a Futuristic 3-D Art Exhibit for the National Museum of African American History and Culture

By Lisa Eadicicco
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These Black History Artifacts Are Too Delicate to Touch, So I Recreated Them in 3-D

Meet one of the engineers behind a Google-funded installation at the African American History Museum

By Bria Sullivan

One of History's Foremost Anti-Slavery Organizers Is Often Left Out of the Black History Month Story

Today, the Reverend Dr. Henry Highland Garnet is the most famous African American you never learned about during Black History Month

By Paul Ortiz

12 African American Photographers You Should Follow Right Now

Artists, photographers and editors nominated under-the-radar, exciting African American photographers

By Myles Little

Black History Month Reveals the White Lies of America

'The yearly ritual of Black History Month ideally strips away the illusions of our national myth'

Donald Trump Got Black History Month All Wrong

Three things he must understand about the purpose of celebrating black life

By Tavis Smiley

Angela Bassett Uses Oscars Black History Month Segment to Honor Someone Unexpected

The cheeky segment mocked Hollywood's history of failing to acknowledge people of color

By Eliza Berman

See Striking Photos of Harlem Street Life in the 1930s

LIFE's Hansel Mieth captured the spirit of a neighborhood

By Eliza Berman

Black Lives Matter Activist Snubs White House Invite

"What was arranged was basically a photo opportunity and a 90-second sound bite for the president."

By Maya Rhodan

We Need to Change How We Teach Black History

When the teaching of African Americans’ history begins with slavery, it ignores their humanity now

By Keisha L. Bentley-Edwards

For Black History Month, See the Books That Helped Travelers Navigate a Segregated U.S.

"Carry your Green Book with you—you may need it"

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk

How One Elderly Woman Took on Jim Crow in Washington—And Won

She launched her case almost six years before Rosa Parks helped start the Montgomery bus boycott and a decade before sit-ins rocked lunch counters across the South

By Joan Quigley

This Is How February Became Black History Month

Two very important birthdays helped activists choose when to celebrate

By Julia Zorthian

'Essence' Picks 6 Must-Read Books for Black History Month

Two authors trace their family background, another recalls the importance of Alex Haley and three others probe hot-button issues of the day

By Patrik Henry Bass / Essence

The War at Home: Rare Portraits of Black Soldiers Training for WWII

LIFE.com looks back at a pivotal moment in American history, when tens of thousands of black soldiers trained to fight a "war for freedom" while still treated as second-class citizens at home.

By Ben Cosgrove

California School Sorry for Black History Month Menu

Students and parents found the menu of fried chicken and watermelon offensive

By Maya Rhodan
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