In observance of America’s Black History Month, I am again reproducing a column I wrote on March 2, 2014, on an African American theme that I believe readers will find engaging.

The history of Black people challenges whitewashed narratives.

This February marks 100 years of Black history commemorations in the United States. In the D.C. area, there are many events residents can attend to honor Black History Month. You might not know that ...

For the enslaved Africans, music – rhythm in particular – became a tool of communication about their conditions. Later, it ...

To Form a More Perfect Union” features a collection of African American stamps issued by the U.S. Postal Service to ...

Black History Month, which began Feb. 1, marks 100 years since historian Carter G. Woodson helped launch a national effort to recognize and teach Black history in the United States, and 50 years since ...

From Rihanna and Kendrick Lamar to J. Cole and Janelle Monae, Najja K. Baptist shows us how Black music has, more than ever before, become a form of political participation and resistance for a new ...

In the year 1903, the great black intellectual W. E. B. Du Bois presented the idea of “double consciousness” in his book entitled The Souls of Black Folk. He was simply referring to the belief that ...

The linguist John McWhorter on how language around racial identity is evolving. By David Leonhardt and John McWhorter Produced by Jillian Weinberger In this episode of “The Opinions,” the linguist and ...

In a culmination of the Freedom to Learn 2025 National Week of Action (April 27 – May 3), hundreds of protesters marched to the beat of African drums and chants of resistance in a rallying cry for ...

Circles and Circuits I: History and Art of the Chinese Caribbean Diaspora: installation view. Photo by Brian Forrest and courtesy of the California African American Museum. 500 years ago, Spanish ...

As we celebrate Black History Month, it is important that we take this time to honor the significant contributions African Americans have made as a part of our nation’s diverse tapestry. The theme for ...