I remembered this experience vividly as I read Imani Perry’s new book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My ...

In Black in Blues, Imani Perry reaches to the height of the sky and the depth of the ocean, casting the history of blue as ...

Black History Month got its start in 1926 as Negro History Week. This year's theme celebrates the role of Black labor in building the nation through industry or community work. Feb. 1 marks the ...

Perry explores blue as a symbol of both hope and melancholy throughout Black history. "There was something about the universality of the color blue and ... the way in which those two senses of ...

Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to... A new book explains what the color blue can teach ...

John Sheeran, who pleaded guilty to attempting to drown a Black boy in Cape Cod, Massachussetts, avoided jail time during his sentencing hearing on Feb. 5, the New York Post reports. Sheeran ...

Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month – a celebration of Black history, culture and education. The history of the month ...

WASHINGTON ‒ With some Black History Month activities being scaled back by the federal government, history and education organizations are ramping up efforts to fill the void. “We are stepping ...

Observed during the month of February, Black History Month celebrates the achievements and contributions of Black people, history and culture. From civil rights heroes to athletes to inventors ...

White institutions and textbooks seemed to have little to no interest in including any Black history curriculums, he said, and he devoted much of his life to encouraging Black Americans to learn ...