Oak Park school among first to teach AP African American Studies class
Oak Park and River Forest High School was the first in the state to offer a new Advanced Placement African American Studies course.
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Chester County teacher dresses up as historical figures for Black History Month
Tamika Burton is making it a point to teach her students at Collegium Charter School about Black history, but it's not your usual lesson.
Maryland Zoo honors zoology trailblazer Mary Wilson with scholarship program
Mary Wilson worked at the Maryland Zoo for 38 years was one of the few people of color working in zoology and now her legacy lives on through this scholar program.
Milton "Butterball" Smith: A beloved voice from Miami's Black history
Milton "Butterball" Smith was one of the pioneers of Miami's Black radio
Data shows strokes are more common in African Americans
The American Stroke Association shows strokes are more common in Black Americans than any other racial group in the U.S.
Black-owned coffee shop in Baltimore serves up cultural experience with each sip
Black Acres Roastery is serving up more than just coffee.
1850s Casseday Mansion in Joliet being turned into Black history museum
Luther Johnson is working to turn a 173-year-old limestone house into a museum dedicated to teaching about the role Black people have played in American military conflicts.
Waller Gallery in Baltimore showcases work of Black artists
In Baltimore, Waller Gallery features the work of local Black artists, and the impact it has on the community.
Michigan Made: Moy Hair Essentials
In honor of Black History Month, CBS News Detroit is celebrating Black businesses every Monday in February, starting with hair care.
Detroit reparations meeting continues to discuss progress
February is Black History Month and part of conversations about Black History have included discussions around reparations.
Morgan State University inspires young interior designers with innovative program
Morgan State University is home to Maryland's only four-year interior design program.
Why is Black History Month celebrated in February?
The origins of Black History Month start with a man named Carter G. Woodson.
Events to mark Black History Month in Sacramento
There are many ways to celebrate Black History all month long in the Capital City.
Tenement Museum opens "A Union of Hope" exhibit for Black History Month
"A Union of Hope" tells the often unknown story about Joseph and Rachel Moore, who called the tenements home in the 1860s and '70s.
Baltimore-based author creates coloring books about colorism to help children learn, grow
Naomi Winston has published a dozen coloring books since 2019 to help children see themselves and learn about others.
Black tennis trailblazer William Moore's legacy lives on in NJ more than 125 years later
Black history runs deep in Cape May. More than 125 years later, William J. Moore's legacy continues to live on in the Jersey Shore city.
MLB, baseball teams to replace vandalized Jackie Robinson statue
The MLB and its 30 clubs will replace the vandalized Jackie Robinson statue that was burglarized and destroyed last week in Wichita.
"Black Citizenship in the Age of Jim Crow" exhibit to open in St. Paul Saturday
The Minnesota History Center's newest exhibit hopes to show Black Americans' fight for racial equity and full citizenship in the years following the Civil War.
Woman driven off land 8 decades ago owns it again
In 1939, when Opal Lee was just 12, her family moved into a house that stood in an all-White neighborhood. They had lived at the home for just five days when a mob showed up and "tore it asunder." More than eight decades later, she owns the land again. Steve Hartman has her story in "On the Road."
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Russia pulls back some troops from Ukraine border; 15-year-old donates dolls to help Black girls better their self-esteem
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Russia moves closer to Ukraine border as U.S. soldiers arrive in Poland; Group pushes for more Black athletes to get involved in winter sports
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Putin orders military to provide "peacekeeping" functions in Ukraine's separatist regions; School teacher's collection of Black history set to hit auction block
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U.S. says Moscow could start aerial bombardments "at any time"; Legacy of St. Emma Military Academy, which was dedicated for decades to exclusively educating young Black men
Southfield family traces roots back to last known slave ship to arrive in U.S.
Crawford and her family are the descendants of an enslaved man brought illegally to the U.S. on the Clotilda, the last known slave ship to arrive in the U.S.
A father couldn't find a book about growing up in Somalia to read to his daughter. So he wrote his own
A Minnesota dad is taking matters into his own hands after he couldn't find a children's book to read to his daughter that represented his childhood growing up in Somalia.
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