By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation This year, we celebrate the most significant milestone in our Nation's history: Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where ...

It's already a place where African American history lives. But, as Chicago celebrates Black History Month, the Hyde Park museum has become more crucial than ever.

Philadelphia sued the Trump administration after it directed the Park Service to rip out a memorial to slavery. Elsewhere, ...

Hundreds of PreK-12 teaching and learning resources that support developmentally appropriate skill-building and leverage both well-known and lesser-known stories in American history are freely ...

How Negro History Week, founded by Carter G. Woodson in 1926, evolved into today’s nationally recognized Black History Month.

Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation mark the start of Black History Month — a celebration of Black history, culture and education. The history of the observance dates ...

Lauren Dana Ellman is a New York-based writer and editor who specializes in travel, lifestyle, food, and shopping content. A staple of the National Mall, the Smithsonian National Museum of American ...

Even before it has a home on the Mall, the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum is sharing stories of overlooked pioneers Lonnie G. Bunch III Nichelle Nichols, known for her role on “Star Trek, ...

From Freedmen's Town to Emancipation Park, visit African American landmarks that trace Houston's Black history and culture.

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