Black History Month

A post mocking the moments when contestants on the quiz show have been stumped has gone viral on Twitter.

President Joe Biden claimed pay was up during a Black History Month reception at the White House.

Craig Robinson shares how his childhood with his sister Michelle Obama helped shape his successful coaching career.

I wasn't allowed to go outside because my parents told me that it was dangerous.

The cast and creative team of 'Marvel's Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur' spoke to Newsweek about representing "a real Black girl's experience" through the series.

Inclusivity benefits all, and it should be our prerogative, at every level, to be the deliverers of that change.

Cedric Nash shares how his grandmother was able to create generational wealth on a meager salary.

The Republicans introduced a bill this week that would change a portion of a street named after Lewis, a late civil rights leader who served in Congress.

Critics questioned police departments in Miami and Columbus on why they felt this was the best way to support the Black community.

Black LGBTQ activists and their white supporters claim we are erasing them when their sexuality isn't placed in the spotlight as we advocate for Blacks.

According to a Pew Research Center study, 74 percent of Black Americans feel that being Black is very important to how they think about themselves.

I don't think we should be trying to look different, we should be trying to enhance some of our features.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. spoke to Newsweek ahead of the upcoming episode featuring "Succession's" Brian Cox and Oscar winner Viola Davis.

Hollywood actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who had a recurring role on Meghan Markle's legal drama "Suits" has said the duchess was "always cool" on set.

"The fourth graders are split up into slaves and slave catchers," the woman explained.

Pharmaceutical companies are seeking approval from the FDA to make the pills more easily available.

Ethan Schmidt posted a video complaining about a display—"Why don't they have a white history month and why don't they celebrate straight pride?"

The way that Black History Month has been done, and the premise of it, was a radical idea and its inception.

Let's make sure that white America understands that black people played important roles in the creation and building of this country.

Parents of children attending a school Indiana were asked if they wanted to opt their children out of classes on "equity, caring and understanding differences."

Autherine Lucy Foster's name will be added to Graves Hall, the Board of Trustees voted 66 years after she enrolled at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

As Black History Month is underway, teachers in some states have restrictions on what they can teach, including racism and issues of systemic inequality.

Officials at Xaverian Brothers High School said that they were trying to educate students about Black history and culture, but not all students appreciated it.

Today, our communities are facing increased discrimination, violence and prejudice. These are the same threats which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., together with Black and Jewish activists, fought tirelessly to dismantle six decades ago.

Newsweek recently sat down with Zeno Robinson, Anairis Quiñones and Lee George to discuss the highs and lows of working in the anime industry as actors of color.

Brookfield's final proclamation excluded references to systemic racism, slavery and segregation that were part of an earlier draft crafted by students.

Black-owned businesses in the U.S. today account for billions in revenue and employ thousands of people. These are 50 companies founded and run by Black entrepreneurs.

Before there was Mary Kay, there was Madam C.J. Walker, who went from being a child of slaves and an uneducated washerwoman to a millionaire.

Despite waiting on 10-hour lines in the midst of a global pandemic in Georgia, Black people once again rallied to save democracy maybe, but first and foremost to save ourselves.

By accepting Black history beyond slavery as simply an integral part of U.S. history, all students would get the same crucial information on our shared past, and this would help to heal racial wounds, which 2020 showed are still gaping.