Black History Month

Students at Columbia High School got the opportunity to bring their Black History Month lesson to life. NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports. 

NBC New York’s Myles Miller spotlights Chief Judge Rowan Wilson, who is making history as the first Black person to be named chief judge for the New York Court of Appeals. He hopes his position can lead to more representation in the courtroom.

Tamekia Swint is the founder of Styles 4 Kidz, a non-profit salon in Illinois that focuses on textured hair education for transracial adoptive parents and their children.

Several cities across the country will participate by hosting events that include film screenings and highlighting the importance of supporting Black films.

News 4’s Checkey Beckford with the special report.

Black people thrive off of each others’ presence through their talent and conversations which influences a sense of community. This can be felt through the different events coming up in the New York and New Jersey area in honor of Black History Month. These events also allows for the opportunity of the integration in other communities to learn more about…

Black Girls Cook is a Miami and Baltimore-based nonprofit helping young girls embrace the farm-to-table concept while also learning about Black Diaspora history. 

Black Girls Cook is a Miami and Baltimore-based nonprofit helping young girls embrace the farm-to-table concept while also learning about Black Diaspora history. Founder Nichole and her 6-year-old daughter Madison share how the nonprofit has helped more than 3,500 girls and their families learn the importance of cooking and eating healthier meals. Also, Nichole’s student Logan and her mom Winifred...

Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated February as Black History Month.

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President Joe Biden says “history matters, and Black history matters,” a forceful declaration that comes after the state of Florida blocked a new advanced course on African American studies from being taught in its high schools.

Many African-American veterans, did not receive benefits under the GI Bill that sent millions of white veterans to college or helped them to buy homes or businesses.

Bill Goldstein has recommendations of influential Black authors and their works.

African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund helps fund black churches trying to operate under unfortunate conditions. Erica Byfield reports.

Dallas Black Dance Theatre’s newest piece is a reconstruction of a decades old dance titled ‘Games’ by master choreographer Donald McKayle.

NBC 5 is celebrating Black History Month with six-time Grammy Award-winning composer and trumpeter, Terence Blanchard.

Students at a middle school were served chicken and waffles, with watermelon as a dessert, on the first day of Black History Month.

For this Black History Month, NBC10 highlights a new museum exhibit that gives thanks to a prominent Black family from Philadelphia. NBC10’s Frances Wang offers a closer look.

NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

February marks Black History Month, a time to pay tribute to those Black and Afro-Latinx who broke boundaries and continue to make history. Long Island critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay became a national name when she received the first official dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. in December 2020. Three years later, she returned to her homeland in…