In the midst of despair, Garvey found a way to lift the spirits of urban folk by nurturing an affirming statement of Black pride and achievement. His organization, the Universal Negro Improvement ...

Founder John Dwight spared no expense on the lavish 12,000-square-foot NYC residence, which has been painstakingly restored ...

Reconsidering Marcus Garvey's vision for the economic and cultural advancement of Black people in today's era of DEI and reactionary politics.

Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why ...

The mayor is losing support from a crucial cohort whose members say he is damaging the political prospects of other Black ...

The late Black leader’s personal Harlem story features a miraculous ... “that used to be the headquarters of [Black leader Marcus] Garvey’s UNIA (Universal Negro Improvement Association ...

GATES: Garvey created the Universal Negro Improvement Association. And starting in the late teens, both he and his UNIA took Harlem by storm. MADDOX: Marcus Garvey goes to Harlem because of what ...

Ibram X. Kendi, the antiracist scholar, talks to CNN about his upcoming new book on Malcolm X, the recent “racist progress” ...

“If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated.” — Carter G.

BURBANK, Wash. - A music documentary exploring the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival will be screened at the Burbank Library, offering a chance to revisit a pivotal moment in history.

After founding the Journal, Woodson decided to go further and start “Negro History Week” in 1926. He timed this for the second week in February, to coincide with the birthdays of both Frederick ...