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Black businesses were essential to facilitating the Great Migration of African Americans out of the South between the 1910s and 1960s. Yet, the traditional narrative of the migration as a movement of laborers seeking high-wage jobs obscures the history of African Americans who moved north or west seeking entrepreneurial opportunities.

Black History Month, a celebration of Black history, culture and education, kicks off on Feb. 1

In the U.S., what does it mean when a white family and a Black family share a last name — and one of their ancestors is a pioneer of Black history? How Black and white Woodsons became one family.

During the first term of Barack Obama’s presidency, my then 8-year-old daughter asked a simple question. “Why do Black people have a special month?”

The opening days of Black History Month 2023 have coincided with controversy about the teaching and broader meaning of African American studies.

As the father of Black history, Carter G. Woodson had a simple goal – to legitimize the study of African American history and culture.

The annual celebration started out in 1926 as Negro History Week and expanded to Black History Month in the 1970s. This year's theme is "Black Resistance."

Executives share how companies can more meaningfully celebrate Black History Month in February and beyond.