black history month

Before George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, there was Latasha Harlins. Latasha was a 15 year-old girl shot who was in the back of the head by a Korean shop owner in 1991. Her death struck a chord in the Black community, contributing to protests and civil unrest in the 1992 Riots. Now, decades later a public mural in tribute...

It’s been almost a century since historian and scholar Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week, which almost a half-century later was expanded to Black History Month. And like clockwork, every February, the same question comes up: Is Black History Month still relevant?

NASA is officially naming its headquarters building in Washington, D.C., in honor of engineer Mary W. Jackson in a ceremony on Friday.

A 1721 smallpox outbreak, one of many Boston faced in its early years, led to the introduction in what is now the United States of inoculation, a medical advancement that saved many lives. And often overlooked in the history of that inoculation is an enslaved man named Onesimus.

Mother Tiffany Green paid homage to her son Dillon with her lemonade company, Dillonades. Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle finds out the hard work that led to Green’s sweet success and even a recent video with rapper Master P.

“Balloon Man” documents Bill Costen, a former NFL player, as he broke ground as a Black man in the hot air balloon pilot business. Philly Live’s Aunyea Lachelle spoke to Costen and his daughter, Chantal Potter, about their film.

Brehanna Daniels tried out to be a NASCAR pit crew member on a whim after watching a YouTube video and being impressed by the speed of the sport. She was the first Black woman in the role, but not the last. Daniels joined LX News to explain why she was so emotional to bring another Black woman into the sport...

Paul R. Williams was the architect behind some of the most iconic buildings in Los Angeles and the homes of many of Hollywood’s biggest stars of the 20th century. The Los Angeles County Courthouse, Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, the Los Angeles International Airport are just a few of the designs that sprang from his imagination. But despite the...

Raven Baxter, a.k.a. the Science Maven, talks to Anna Rossi about how she is combining rap and science to educate people about science. Baxter also talks about the challenges she has faced as a Black woman in the scientific community.

Rep. Terri Sewell, the first Black woman elected to Alabama’s congressional delegation, reminds herself daily that her personal success is not her birthright; rather, that it was made possible only as a result of the blood, sweat and tears poured out by the women, men and children who came before her.

News4’s Shawn Yancy talks to Jennifer King about her historic promotion and the change she hopes to make in her new role.  

Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, talks about the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing by the Ku Klux Klan that killed four young girls, and how they were finally recognized for their sacrifice fifty years later.

Chase Bank will double its Homebuyer Grant in an effort to foster homeownership among Black and Latino communities.

Artist Chill Moody talks about what it means to him to be part in the Mann Music Center’s “Voices of Hope: A Black History Month Celebration.” Having grown up nearby in West Philly, the performance means even more to Moody.

A digital runway show by five Italian fashion designers of African origin is opening Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday

You can catch two hours of original short films from Black filmmakers as part of the annual Fade to Black Film Festival. Organizer Briana Gause previews the event with Philly Live’s Sheila Watko.

Purnell Steen, an accomplished jazz musician and civil rights activist, talks about the struggles Black musicians faced at the dawn of the civil rights era.

Misty Copeland inspired the next generation of Black girls as the first Black woman to be named a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre. In a wide-ranging interview with LX News host Tabitha Lipkin, she talked about the people who have inspired her — from Raven Wilkinson, who was the first Black ballerina to dance in an all-white company...

Former WNBA star Sheryl Swoopes joined LX News host Tabitha Lipkin for an emotional conversation about being Black in America and teaching Black children to love themselves.

Elizabeth Williams, a former Philadelphia nurse and hospital superintendent, talks about fighting for acceptance as a Black medical professional in the medical system and how discrimination followed her career from hospital to hospital.