NEW YORK (AP) — Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year’s finalists for J.

February is Black History Month! Beginning in 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month, an annual celebration of the achievements and ...

Educator and historian Carter G. Woodson was the founder of what is now the Association for the Study of African American ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The UNCW Library hosted its 6th Annual UNCW African American Read-In event on Tuesday evening. It’s ...

Inside the James E. Shepard Memorial Library at North Carolina Central University, you can find Montressa Hunter. "Growing up, I sought refuge in books. That was a place of solace for me," said Hunter ...

"Literacy is the root of education," said Kevin Watkins, president of the Port Huron Branch of the NAACP. "You have to learn ...

Zora Neale Hurston's work didn't have the literary appreciation it now has until more than 15 years after her death in 1960.

The Stroudsburg Little Bethel Historical Association has worked for years to restore the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Stroudsburg.

For those who curate and present Black history in Palm Beach County, the effort to erase their past is hardly new. It goes back to when families were ripped apart during slavery and then later through ...

The African American Historical and Genealogical Society of Colorado Springs is one of the gems of the region. The museum contains artifacts, over 2,000 books registered with the Library of Congress, ...

Nearly 3,500 first-graders from 73 schools across Iowa will join the 19th African American Read-In hosted by University of Northern Iowa as a free, virtual event Thursday.

Camille Taylor of Not In Our Town BN weighs in on the value of Black history and diversity, stating "Knowledge is power." ...