It traces black history in Ireland as far back as the Viking and Roman eras, through to the presence of African American GIs ...

"Also, when people talk about black history, they tend to think of America, they think of Rosa Parks and perhaps individuals who are more internationally famous, but these individuals in this ...

The Black History Month entry for Feb. 2, 2017: Henry Blair an inventor and one of the first African-Americans to receive a patent in the United States. Blair was born in Glen Ross, Md. in 1807.

Rosa Parks and her husband Raymond lived in the Detroit flat from 1961 until 1988. The flat's owner sought the historic ...

ESSENCE celebrates the changemakers shaping a bold, Black future today during Black History Month. With our second annual “Black Futures Now” list, we’re honoring a select group of leaders ...

One of the earliest known instances in the U.S. of a protester brandishing a raised fist occurred in 1913, when “Big Bill” Haywood spoke to strikers during the Paterson silk strike in New ...