To the editor: Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Claudette Colvin, Bessie Coleman, Ruby Bridges ... During February, schools celebrate Black History Month and teach their students about all the ...

Women’s History Month began as a way to honor women’s contributions throughout time. It was meant to commemorate their “firsts” and perhaps more importantly, to inspire future generations of ladies to ...

The U.S. Mint’s American Women Quarters Program, running from 2022 through 2025, celebrates the trailblazing contributions of ...

Through their collective achievements, these extraordinary women created lasting foundations for social justice, equality, and community advancement.

When Adidas tapped the Quilters of Gee’s Bend for its 2025 Honoring Black Excellence campaign, the women behind the iconic ...

"Black history is US history ... The stories it tells are more complicated. These are people who are attempting to help us broaden what it means to be an American -- what it means to tell us ...

After earning a medical degree in 1864, Rebecca Lee Crumpler died in obscurity and was buried without a headstone ...

"We need to tell the story of Black women in Hollywood," Lynch recalls of her vision for a film. Now, that dream is a reality ...

Lesser-known history is coming to light thanks to an ongoing project involving a Lowcountry museum and library system.

The British singer-songwriter is currently opening for Sabrina Carpenter on the European leg of her tour Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

In May of 1930, the North Texas city of Sherman changed forever. During the trial of George Hughes, a 41-year-old Black farm ...