Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black History Month has its origins in the early 1900s, when historian and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson founded the Association ...

For academics, historians and activists, the past year has been tumultuous in advocating the teaching of Black history in the United States. Despite last year proclaiming February as National Black ...

Throughout February, WTOP is celebrating Black History Month. Join us on-air and online as we bring you the stories, people and places that make up our diverse community. Angelique Roche, author of an ...

Angelique Roche, author of an upcoming Book "First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee and Juneteenth," poses for a portrait at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in New Orleans. (AP ...