From activists to entertainers to record-breaking athletes to a postal worker, we are shining a spotlight on the contributions of influential African Americans as we celebrate Black History Month.

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Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in ...

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Additionally, Professor Gates hosts GREAT MIGRATIONS: A PEOPLE ON THE MOVE, which delves into the powerful influence of Black migration on American ... to a Black History Month playlist all ...

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The heart of the Palisades — not oceanfront mansions but a grid of relatively modest family homes purchased 60 or 70 years ago when Southern California exemplified the middle-class American ...

(Photo by Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images ... ex-husband David Ludford also paid tribute earlier this month, writing: “My heart literally sank when I got the call!!

CREDIT: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images ... Black Lives Matter protestors in Minneapolis, Village People frontman Victor Willis retracted his disapproval in 2021. Explaining his change of heart ...

JD Vance, the Vice President, ruled this out earlier this month ... WEISS/AFP via Getty Images “And I just wanted to say thank you for making it happen. My heart goes out to you.

Black History Month is an annual celebration in the ... While we look at black-and-white images from the Civil Rights Movement like a long-lost period in American history, we must remember that some ...