Black History Month

For millions of TV viewers, she was simply Mother Winslow — the sharp-tongued, loving matriarch who anchored a fictional Chicago household. But …

At just 15 years old, Anna Maria Weems carried out one of the most daring escape journeys of the slavery era — …

The path toward sainthood for Sister Mary Thea Bowman, a pioneering Black Catholic nun whose work reshaped ministry to African American Catholics, …

A new educational feature by Sesame Street is earning praise after teaching young viewers about the cultural, historical, and social significance of …

This Black History Month, we honor Dr. Flemmie P. Kittrell, the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in Nutrition, whose …

Every day in hospitals across the world, doctors rely on a lab test that determines which antibiotic can stop a deadly infection. …

For Black History Month, the story of Jessie Maple stands as a worthy and appropriate reminder of what it means to fight …

Long before modern pop icons reshaped music, Joyce Bryant was already doing it—commanding stages with a four-octave voice, dazzling audiences with silver …