Over the next four weeks, the D.C. area comes alive with events highlighting contributions made by the Black community, lionizing heroes like Frederick Douglass and William Still; shining a spotlight on histories that don’t always appear in schoolbooks;

Booker T. Washington New Technology High School has announced the Black History Month events honoring local activists and student artistry. According to a press release, the Lions Battalion JROTC program is hosting A Black History Month Celebration honoring the contributions of Black Americans to the military and their role in building

YAKIMA, Wash. - A number of organizations in Yakima are holding a month-long series of events for Black History Month.

From historical plays to intimate concerts to films and children’s activities, here are 13 ways to take part in Black History Month in and around Boston this year.

The two actors starred as love interests Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann in 2003’s “Curse of the Black … The Federal Aviation Administration’s preliminary report on the D.C. plane crash goes against everything the president has said thus far.

This story has been updated to correct the date of the Black Film Series at Forest Park Branch Library. February is Black History Month, and what better way to celebrate Black history and culture than by attending and supporting one of these events?

February is Black History Month and the City of Terre Haute is celebrating by unveiling new banners downtown. Kournikova, who stays mostly out of the spotlight, has been with singer Enrique Iglesias since 2001.