Black History Month

Malcolm X during a speech at a rally as others look on. It's been 55 years since Malcolm X was assassinated while speaking at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem, New York on Feb. 21, 1965.

The Enduring Mystery of Malcolm X's Assassination

February 21 marks the 55th anniversary of Malcolm X's murder

'America Has Been Divided Since the Beginning.' One Author on Why Educating Kids About Race in the U.S. Is More Important Than Ever

Black History Month offers a time to reflect on the past, acknowledge the p...

Black History Month offers a time to reflect on the past, acknowledge the present, and question the future of race and our civil rights. The importance of such reflection is heightened at a time when...

Students from South Bronx Community Charter High School with help from community leaders gathered at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem and led the second annual Future of the City March against police brutality on December 2, 2017; marching with students from other New York City schools against police brutality and the unjust treatment of people of color.

America Is Losing the Real Meaning of Black History Month

Amid the facile depictions of the Harriet Tubman and George Washington Carv...

Amid the facile depictions of the Harriet Tubman and George Washington Carver

The new Google funded exhibit at the National African-American Museum made it's debut at a reception Feb. 1, 2018, in Washington, DC.

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

Visitors can virtually explore artifacts that are too fragile to be display...

Visitors can virtually explore artifacts that are too fragile to be displayed

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 Africa...

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

Illustrated portrait of Henry Highland Garnet (1815-1882), African American abolitionist.

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 Am...

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

12 African American Photographers You Should Follow Right Now

Artists, photographers and editors nominated under-the-radar, exciting Afri...

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