They broke barriers, and made it possible for Black people to have many of ... She collaborated with leaders and African American history makers like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X.

Celebrate Black History Month with Smithsonian events, resources, exhibitions, and podcasts. The 2025 theme is "African Americans and Labor" with a focus on the various and profound ways that work of ...

On a memorial getting ready to stand outside an old schoolhouse built for Black children, Lonnie Davis is helping etch the ...

The Army story cannot be told without reflecting on the historical achievements made by Black ... 200 years, African Americans have participated in every conflict in United States history.

Elmo Brady (1884-1966) was the first African-American to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry in the U.S. After receiving his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1916, Brady ...

African-Americans have fought for the United States throughout its history, defending and serving ... Still, worthy contributions were made to America's war effort and one outstanding example ...

This series chronicles the full sweep of African American history, from the origins of slavery on the African continent right up to today when America remains a nation deeply divided by race.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters ... “It just feels good to have a connection to an African country as an African-American, as a Black American. Because back in America ...