Black History Month often sparks discomfort, and that reaction says more about people’s relationship with history than it does about the month itself. As we celebrate Black History Month 2026, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WMBD) — It is the 100th anniversary of celebrating Black history. “We were not waiting to be told to celebrate.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with U.S. historian Jill Lepore about her new book, "We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution." The writer Jill Lepore wrote a history of the United States called ...

Carter is documenting the oral history of people whose stories are often left out. Submissions are due by Wednesday, Feb. 18. Many Black History Month essay contests are for young students, with their ...

It's Black History Month, and despite recent efforts by some to downplay celebrations of ethnic and racial heritage, it is still widely observed in the United States. A century ago, though, things ...

There have been times in history when certain groups of people have faced the unthinkable. The odds were stacked wildly against them. Their limits were tested. Hope seemed like a luxury, and survival ...

For much of early modern Europe, sleep didn’t seem to have followed the single, unbroken pattern we use today. A large body of historical evidence points to many people sleeping in two stretches, with ...