Documentaries to concerts, more than a dozen ways to celebrate Black History Month in OKC
For four decades, the USA has officially celebrated Black History Month, but efforts to honor African American history in ...
Meet MassLive’s 2025 Black leaders of Massachusetts
In recognition of Black History Month in February, MassLive asked readers to nominate Black leaders doing important work across the state. The origins of Black History Month can be traced back to 1915 ...
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The History of Slavery in the United States From Beginning to End
With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...
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Intern Finds Only Known Surviving Copy of ‘The Heart of Lincoln,’ a Silent Film Thought to Be Lost to History
Released in 1915, the film was directed by Francis Ford, the brother of famed filmmaker John Ford. It had been listed in a record of 7,200 silent films classified as "lost" ...
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Pale Blue Dot: The iconic Valentine's Day photo of Earth turns 35 today — and you're probably in it
On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale ...
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Mackie is the 1st Black on-screen ‘Captain America.’ Why his historic role is controversial
Anthony Mackie and Mark Waid, the comic book writer who introduced the idea of the first Black Captain America, discuss the ...
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Lincoln’s belief in a “government for the people” shaped the course of what was American democracy
Lincoln’s time as a young man on the make had made him think hard about the relationship between Americans and their government. In his era, elite southern enslavers insisted that government had no ...