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This February, the Princeton community is recognizing Black History Month with a range of events and educational programs spanning the month, all open to the public. Registration may be required in ...

In the classroom of teacher Ahenewa El-Amin at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Ky., where murals of books and the words “read” and “think” decorate the walls, junior Nia Henderson-Louis held up a ...

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. — It's the start of another semester at East Stroudsburg University, and students are opening their textbooks for a lecture in African American literature taught by Dr. Artress ...

Shaffer examines how early 20th-century African American novels captured the promise and challenges faced by Blacks migrating from the rural South to Northern cities. Published this month by the ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A new effort is underway to protect the teaching of African-American history in Arkansas. It's an issue that has been made controversial since the start of this school year, and ...

When I ducked out of my 8 a.m. class at Morrison Hall because of a scratchy throat, I visited the first floor kitchenette and encountered a bulletin board with the photos of the recent concentrators ...

I recently interviewed Jarvis R. Givens, a professor of education and African and African American studies at Harvard University. His new book, I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black ...

Back in the 1960s, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) developed Freedom Schools to teach reading, writing, math, civics and history to African Americans whose self-determination was ...

In his latest book, the Harvard scholar shows how African American writers have used the written word to shape their reality despite constraints imposed on them from outside. By Tope Folarin Tope ...

This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partners at Maryland Matters. Sign up for Maryland Matters’ free email subscription today. The Harford County Board of Education voted ...