Today we head back to Indianapolis with the podcast Urban Roots. In the 1950s and 1960s, Ms. Jean Spears was a young mother ...

Early American banjo music is Black music. The banjo was created by enslaved African Americans, and according to the Smithsonian Institute, up until the 1830s, the banjo was exclusively an African ...

An in-depth look at the history of African Americans on the Road from the 1930s to the 1960s and Beyond. Discover how the rise of the automobile brought new mobility and freedom to African Americans, ...

HAVE QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WITH THE JEFFERSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. A LOCAL MUSEUM IS GIVING YOU A CHANCE TO EXPLORE BLACK HISTORY MONTH, AS SHAQUILLE LORD SHOWS US MANY OF THE EXHIBITS AT ...

From Atlanta’s Civil Rights corridors to Oakland’s West Coast freedom routes, these Black history tours turn city streets ...

For Black History Month, The Root featured a series on Facebook called #RootDisruptor, which highlighted the men and women of the African Diaspora who helped change the course of history. For Women’s ...

See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred We’ve heard so many warnings in recent months about the rise of fascism in American culture, but do you remember the provocative ...

During the U.S. bicentennial celebrations in 1976, President Gerald Ford declared that February should be dedicated to highlighting the achievements of and challenges faced by Black Americans. The ...

Roots” remains a landmark work that centers Black history as essential to understanding America, but its recent temporary ban in a Tennessee school district reflects ongoing efforts to restrict ...