Black History Month (BHM) is a time to recognize the trailblazing contributions the Black community has made in the U.S. It’s also a necessary time to reflect on our history, progress made, and the important steps we must take to help create a more equitable society.

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Josephine Baker was a well-known entertainer of the Jazz Age and identified as bisexual.

This Black History Month, we’re showcasing Canadian Black women who deserve to be known — past and present.

Following last summer’s protests, Apple pledged $100 million toward education initiatives, economic empowerment, and criminal justice reform.

Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries people were kidnapped from the continent of Africa, forced into slavery in the American colonies and exploited to work as indentured servants and labor in the production of crops such as tobacco and cotton.

In a stunning turn-around announcement, Hannah-Jones snubbed the belated offer and instead chose to take her talents to Howard University, bringing along with her the considerable sum of $20 million in donations that she spearheaded to establish a brand new Center for Journalism and Democracy.

Upward mobility — the capacity to improve one’s socioeconomic status — is key to realizing the American dream of a long, prosperous, and happy life, Yale researchers say. In a new study, they found a strong relationship between the lack of upward mobility early in life and increased mortality rates in young adults, particularly among Black males.

Throughout history women of color have been incredibly influential in music, art and film but so very often are overlooked. To celebrate the beauty icons of color who have made lasting contributions, we put together a list of six of our favorite below.

In immigration, as in policing, every arm of the US incarceration and deportation machine brings down a hefty amount of its weight onto the backs of Black people.

A new podcast is trying to redefine what it means to be Black in Hong Kong, mainland China and across Asia.

Cullen Jones‘ impact on his sport shone again in late May, despite competition being shut down since March and swimmers at all levels kept out of pools due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Independent Historian Robert Fikes describes a little-known civil rights campaign in the late 1920s to desegregate the nursing staff in San Diego area hospitals.

Implicit racial bias is well-known in the research world, and it’s pervasive. Using the IAT, Harvard’s Project Implicit reported that 88 percent of White Americans hold implicit bias against Black people. Perhaps more disturbingly, 48 percent of Black people hold the same bias against their own race.