Black History Month

George Poage George Poage can claim a piece of Black history for himself, though, at the time of his success,...

Listed below are Black History Month events in the Twin Cities and beyond. If you know of an event that...

Minnesota’s Black Community Project (MBCP) is a nonprofit organization launched in 2016 that serves to applaud and highlight the contributions...

The Sabathanites kept kids off the streets in a turbulent era The remaining active, original Sabathanites The Twin Cities boasts...

Conclusion of a four-part series In this final installment of our series about African Americans who fought for dignity and...

First of a three-part story Related story: Women helped build porters’ Brotherhood  This is the first installment of a story about...

Gayle Anderson In the accompanying photo, Dave Winfield, the Major League Baseball Hall-of-Famer who was born and raised in St....

George Washington Carver Throughout the month of February, Americans celebrate Black History Month and remember the significant contributions historic figures,...

Gwendolyn Brooks A towering figure in the field of 20th-century poetry is the late Gwendolyn Brooks, who touched millions of...

Eugene Deloatch, founding dean and dean emeritus of the Morgan State University Clarence Mitchell School of Engineering, was named Black...

  Shirlee Callender Shirlee Callender has enjoyed a life of many good things, and she has many more to look...

Dr. Crutchfield, Sr. // Photo by Chris Juhn Charles Edward Crutchfield, Sr. was born in a small semi-rural town in Jasper,...

Margot Lee Shetterly Black history and U.S. history are synonymous, said best-selling author Margot Lee Shetterly. Her book, Hidden Figures:...

In celebration of Black History Month, a presentation giving honor to Minnesota’s Black medical community past and present will be...

Find local events in celebration of Black History Month below sorted by date.  Do you know of an event that...

Dr. Artika Tyner Dr. Artika R. Tyner, attorney at law, is living proof that lawyers are people, too. In a...

“I want young people to learn and tell stories about themselves, about who they are and who they will become,”...

Anticipation builds as the museum, opening in September 2016, prepares to receive visitors from around the world.

Maritza Correia later made history as the first Black female swimmer to break an American swim record, as well as...

Given the pioneering success of Madam C. J. Walker, America's first self-made Black woman millionaire, people wanted to know how...