Black History Month Events 2024

Why are Black students struggling to make the grade? There isn't a simple answer, but there are some things that need to change. Read the opinion piece.

From the traffic light to the ironing board, see a list of products that have sprung from the minds of Black inventors. Learn more

College Board's CEO and Program Director discussed the controversial course on CBS  Mornings. Watch it now.

Police shot and killed Anthony Lowe near Los Angeles last week as he fled on what remained of his legs. Get the story on NBCnews.com

Video released by authorities in Memphis Friday shows police officers beating Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop that ended with his hospitalization and death. Learn more.

Wes Moore is sworn in as the 63rd governor of the state of Maryland on Jan. 18, 2023, in Annapolis, Md. (Photo: Julia Nikhinson/AP)

A New York city student divulges the challenges still facing Black youth in America through his experience in school. Mind you, he lives in one of the more diverse areas of the country.

The origin of the Black Panthers by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale was based on the principle of inclusion of Black history at the educational level. Have you heard?

As a slave, he went by the name "Cudjo," a day-name given to boys born on a Monday, as the slavers could not pronounce the name "Kossola." Hear the whole story of Cudjo Lewis.

For Americans eager to resume international travel, here are the countries that currently allow U.S. citizens to enter, though there may be restrictions. Where can Americans go?

This site takes storytelling to the next level. The latest stories from HONY, featuring interviews with thousands of people on the streets of New York City. Check out the latest human stories from NY City. 

“As a society, we have been so indoctrinated with the idea that we solve problems by policing and caging people that many cannot imagine anything other than prisons ..." - Mariame Kaba Read what this might actually mean.

For Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, and his wife, philanthropist Patty Quillin, now was the time to make the single-largest individual donation to fund student scholarships... Heard on The Undefeated

When you have a father as famous as Sugar Ray Leonard, it is easy to be overshadowed. However, Ray Leonard, Jr. has made a name for himself. BlackNews.com reports on his growing legend

The Broadway musical has been heralded. Following the recent Disney+ release of “Hamilton,” history has its eyes on Lin-Manuel Miranda. HuffPost reports