Brush up on your Black history: 10 good-to-know facts, stories
Whether you feel like you have a strong understanding of black history, or you're working to learn more, we've assembled 10 facts, or anecdotes, from history.com, to help you grow your knowledge base.
How Vonetta Flowers made history for Black Olympians worldwide
With the first weekend of the Winter Olympics coinciding with the first weekend of Black History Month, it’s a good time to look back at how both Olympic and Black history was made 20 years ago this month at the Winter Games.
Fort Lauderdale hosts 43rd annual ‘Sistrunk Parade’ in honor of Black History Month
The South Florida community came together Saturday morning in Fort Lauderdale for a special celebration honoring Black History Month.
In photos: The rise of Kamala Harris, our country’s first woman of color to serve as vice president
Vice President Kamala Harris has had quite the rise over the past decade or so: From San Francisco’s district attorney and California’s attorney general, to the Golden State’s senator and now our second in command, right behind President Joe Biden.
The hidden history of Miami founding father A.C. Lightbourne
A street naming ceremony in Overtown celebrates one of Miami's founding fathers that most people have never heard of. One history lover wants to change all that.
Trayvon Martin Foundation hosts annual remembrance weekend nearly 11 years after teen’s death
Nearly a decade after his young life was tragically cut short, the South Florida community is honoring the memory of Trayvon Martin on what would have been his 28th birthday on Sunday.
Miami police get online backlash for Black History Month cruiser
Thursday’s unveiling of a specially-wrapped Miami police SUV celebrating Black History Month came with fanfare at Miami’s Historic Black Police Precinct in Overtown, but the reaction on social media was a different story.
Can’t make an MLK Day event in person? No problem! Here are ways to serve, celebrate the holiday
Here are some ideas on how you can serve on Martin Luther King Jr. Day if you can’t make it to a live event.
Quite frankly, ‘Peanuts’ character Franklin had a major cultural impact
If there were ever a list of fictional beach meetings that made significant cultural impacts, then this would likely be on it. On July 31, 1968 in the famous “Peanuts” comic strip created by Charles M. Schulz, Charlie Brown and Franklin met on a beach.
31 photos you’ve probably never seen, showing Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad history
Harriet Tubman did so much for others -- she escaped slavery and went on to become a leading abolitionist, leading enslaved people to freedom along the route of the Underground Railroad.
These movies, shows and documentaries should be required viewing for Black History Month
As we all know, February is Black History Month, so it’s a great time to brush up on Black history and educate yourself.
This Harriet Tubman mural is so powerful – just like the moving story of how it came to be
Michael Rosato knew he had an incredibly important assignment on his hands when he was commissioned to paint a Harriet Tubman mural in Cambridge, Maryland.