They share their advice for making inroads in spaces where they haven't been represented historically.

Outraged and saddened after the acquittal of George Zimmerman, the Florida man who killed a Black teenager in 2012, Oakland, California resident Alicia Garza posts a message on Facebook on July 13, 2013. Her post contains the phrase "Black lives matter," which soon becomes a rallying cry and a movement throughout the United States and around the world.

The Selma to Montgomery march was part of a series of civil rights protests that occurred in 1965 in Alabama, a Southern state with deeply entrenched racist policies.

The Underground Railroad was a network of people, African American as well as white, offering shelter and aid to escaped enslaved people from the South.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was a civil rights protest during which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama, to protest segregated seating.

Dr. Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950) dedicated his life to educating African Americans about the achievements and contributions of their ancestors.

Black History Month has received official recognition from governments in the United States and Canada, and more recently has been observed in Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Since the 17th century, when Africans were forced into slavery in the New World, they and their descendants have had a profound impact on what Americans grow and eat.

Reginald F. Lewis was a visionary entrepreneur, philanthropist, and most notably - the first African American to build a billion-dollar company, TLC Beatrice International Holdings Inc.

Check out this brief rundown of how Black History Month started and some possible new-to-you facts on various topics that could inspire you to expand your learning beyond Black History Month.

“Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet.” That’s how Audre Lorde famously introduced herself.

Celebrating the important people, events and achievements related to people of African diaspora is not new. Back in 1926, historian and author, Carter G. Woodson created “Negro History Week”.

William Tucker, the first Black child born (recorded) in the American colonies, was baptized in Jamestown, Virginia, on January 3, 1624. Two of the first Black Africans brought to North America in 1619 were called Anthony and Isabella.

Freedom Riders were groups of white and African American civil rights activists who participated in Freedom Rides, bus trips through the American South in 1961 to protest segregated bus terminals.

Black History Month honors the contributions of African Americans to U.S. history.

Find out the truth behind five common myths or misunderstandings about slavery in the United States.

Rosa Parks helped initiate the civil rights movement in the United States when she refused to give up her seat to a white man on a Montgomery, Alabama bus in 1955.

Dr. Carter G. Woodson dedicated his life to educating African Americans about the achievements and contributions of their ancestors.

Diversifying the workplace is a top priority for many companies these days, but some haven't figured out how to retain, support and promote the Black women they already have.

Black workers bear the heaviest burden