For Black History Month, a family member of a prominent figure in history was at the Springfield Museum of History.

The president issued a proclamation recognizing February 2025 as Black History Month. But one race equity expert has ...

Jordan Harper explained, "I felt like the gift of music was given to me through my band director in high school, and when I graduated from Jackson State, it just felt right and more important for ...

The book’s title, In the Light of Dawn, references the Dawn Settlement, a hopeful name given to a community founded largely ...

More than 800 pre-Civil War-era buildings are still standing, including the African Meeting House, which celebrates its 200th birthday in 2025.

Despite threats to end Black History Month programs and others at some federal agencies, groups vow to recognize it outside the workplace.

There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy ...

Abolitionist Rev. Jermain Loguen called Syracuse's Jerry Rescue of 1851 “earthquake voice through the land” against slavery.

February is not only Black History Month. It’s also the birthday of famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and his Eastern ...

Local author Jolene McDonald stopped by at the library recently to read her book, “I Will Not Go To Sleep Tonight!” McDonald, who lives in Litchfield, wrote this sweet book, which was illustrated ...

On February 14, the Office of Inclusion and Diversity will host an event for Douglass Day, a program that marks the birth, ...