In celebration of Black History Month in February, MPR News is highlighting Black history throughout the state. From a fur ...

Back when a public backlash began to rise up mostly among white parents against “critical race theory,” I joked as to whether Black History Month might be next. I don’t joke about that anymore. In the ...

Despite threats to end Black History Month programs and others at some federal agencies, groups vow to recognize it outside ...

Charlotte is a work in progress; our national identity is still being shaped by countless residents dedicated to improving ...

Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the ...

Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in ...

Saturday marks the start of Black History Month, a time to honor Black people and the Black ... itself around the concepts of Black history and culture,” he said. “On white college campuses like Kent ...

Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a weeklong celebration in an effort to teach ...

While the Chiefs have won the last two Super Bowls wearing both of their colors — red and white — history favors teams ... Kansas City wore red in 2021 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ...

In response to the fatal shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, of an unarmed Black man, Michael Brown, by a white police officer ... Lauryn Hill traces the roots of Black rage through American history to ...

The last time the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl they wore white. Hoping for a similar outcome in Super Bowl LIX, the defending back-to-back champions will sport ...