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Alabama school board debate over social studies textbooks centers on role, authority
7+ hour, 12+ min ago (547+ words) MONTGOMERY, Ala. " The Alabama State Board of Education returned Thursday to the question of approving new social studies textbooks, but members spent much of the discussion focused on the board's role in approving the materials. A vote, initially expected in…...
100 Years of Celebrating Black History
18+ hour, 27+ min ago (658+ words) Love is the leap we must take every day if we're speaking liberty. Hey, Beautiful, won't you be my valentine, be my comrade, be my witness? Walk with me in love, and let's fight for one another in this new…...
New Teaching Resource: Connecting Black American History With Global Issues
18+ hour, 49+ min ago (214+ words) Pulitzer Center Update February 12, 2026 One of the most important opportunities we have during commemorative months like Black History Month is to inform and reshape our understanding of the society we live in today and the interwoven histories that helped shape…...
This is What Black History Sounds Like
19+ hour, 20+ min ago (360+ words) Editor's Note: This story will be expanded on throughout Black History Month until we've covered each decade! Check back later for more! This February marks 100 years since the first Negro History Week was established in 1926 " a seed that would eventually…...
Black History Month honors love as well as struggle by Ben Jealous
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (389+ words) We keep Black History Month on one shelf and Valentine's Day on another. One is supposed to be about pain and struggle; the other, about flowers and pastel sugary hearts. Public remembrance of the most important Supreme Court decision about…...
Black History Evolves
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (163+ words) Black History Evolves'California Local The Superbowl is our nation's premiercultural phenomenon, and the Halftime Show has become an annual sociopolitical event. This year's was no exception, continuing a recent trend during which the Superbowl Halftime Show serves as a celebration…...
‘The Afro-American’ Has Been Chronicling Black Life and Culture Since 1892
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1824+ words) at Afro Charities, the nonprofit arm of The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper. The Maryland Center for History and Culture had recently learned that a set of worn, wood-and-glass doors which had once served as the entrance to the offices of The…...
Black History Month: Honoring The Past While Challenging African Continental Leadership
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (603+ words) The Tragedy of Leaders Who Forgot Their Own People The most painful truth is that many African leaders no longer believe in African solutions. They operate as administrators of borrowed systems rather than architects of indigenous progress. Village wisdom, communal…...
100 Years Later: The Legacy of Black History
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (972+ words) TAMPA, Fla. " What began as Black History Week turned into Black History Month. And now, 100 years later, we are honoring a century of Black History Month. History can be taught, and it can be shared. But most importantly, it must…...
Celebrating Black History and Those Who Inspire Us
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (490+ words) In honor of Black History Month, ambassadors with the Project 21 black leadership network are naming the Black Americans who have most inspired them. Charisma Peoples, Project 21 Ambassador: "Without faith, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible." Mary McLeod Bethune's…...