The Pittsburgh Penguins honored the legacy of the organization’s Black players and veteran Black hockey player Willie O’Ree ...

February is Black History Month, and in Pierrefonds, on Montreal’s West Island, nonprofit Overture with the Arts is helping kick things off by sharing stories and lessons on Canadian Black history.

It is rather appropriate that the anniversary of Willie O’Ree’s historic NHL debut falls ... Clark Gillies, Bryan Trottier, and Mike Bossy. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images ...

It’s been 67 years since Willie O’Ree became the first black player in the NHL when he made his debut with the Boston Bruins on Jan. 18, 1958. He has made significant contributions to the ...

It’s been 67 years since Willie O’Ree became the first black player in the NHL when he made his debut with the Boston Bruins on Jan. 18, 1958. View the original article to see embedded media.

Willie O'Ree breaks the color barrier in the National Hockey League in 1958. O'Ree was born in Fredericton, New Brunswick, on October 15, 1935. O'Ree's grandparents escaped slavery in the United ...

For nearly 30 years, the Willie O’Ree Skills Weekend has been bringing together boys and girls from diverse backgrounds to participate in on- and off-ice lessons designed to build confidence and ...

The Academy Award-nominated actor is under fire for a series of tweets that resurfaced Thursday, expressing her views on topics such as race and religion. Read our review of The Brutalist, which ...

"And then remember the trailblazers, like Willie O'Ree, that paved the way, broke the barriers, so that guys like myself had an opportunity to play at the highest level." Salvador was the first ...

There are 347 days left in the year. Today in history: Advertisement Article continues below this ad On Jan. 18, 1958, Canadian Willie O’Ree became the first Black player in the National Hockey ...

DECATUR — Black History Month will be celebrated with various presentations at the African-American Cultural & Genealogical Society of Illinois, Inc. All shows are free to the public, but ...