Smyre became the first Black floor leader in state history in 1986 and served as the floor leader for Gov. Zell Miller and Gov. Roy Barnes. Miller died in 2018, but Barnes attended the ceremony to ...

The Atlanta Hawks will to host their “Black History Month Game Fueled by Georgia Natural Gas” (GNG) on Friday, February 7, 2025. The Hawks continue to be dedicated to highlighting the ...

MACON, Ga. — February is Black History Month in the United States and across the world, and Central Georgia has plenty of ways to honor African American history. Central Georgia has multiple ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - It’s day nine of Black History Month. Here’s your Black history fact of the day. Feb. 9, 1971 the commissioner of baseball announced the first member of the Negro wing of the ...

As Black History Month begins, explore a timeline highlighting some of the Black students, athletes, and faculty members at Georgia Tech who have broken barriers, overcome challenges, and left an ...

CoHNA Celebrates Black History Month At Georgia State Capitol. India-West Staff Reporter. ATLANTA, GA – The Coalition of Hindus of North America (CoHNA) hosted its 2nd annual “Building Bridges ...

The 2025 Black History Month theme is African Americans and Labor, ... Dr. Karsonya, Former Georgia Representative Julian Bond, Frederick Douglass, Kwame Ture, Mamie Till, Mukasa Dada.

*February is Black History Month, and to honor the occasion, researchers at TruckInfo.net analyzed data from the Census ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - According to a recent study, 37% of the Columbus population was enslaved by 1860. The history behind slavery is a very dark history, from being chained, whipped, raped, and ...

Black History Month wasn't always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - It is the fourth day of Black History Month and we have the Black history fact of the day. February 4, 1913 Rosa Parks was born. Parks was a Civil Rights Activist best known for ...