George Washington Carver Throughout the month of February, Americans celebrate Black History Month and remember the significant contributions historic figures,...
Read moreGwendolyn Brooks A towering figure in the field of 20th-century poetry is the late Gwendolyn Brooks, who touched millions of...
Read moreEugene Deloatch, founding dean and dean emeritus of the Morgan State University Clarence Mitchell School of Engineering, was named Black...
Read moreShirlee Callender Shirlee Callender has enjoyed a life of many good things, and she has many more to look...
Read moreDr. Crutchfield, Sr. // Photo by Chris Juhn Charles Edward Crutchfield, Sr. was born in a small semi-rural town in Jasper,...
Read moreMargot Lee Shetterly Black history and U.S. history are synonymous, said best-selling author Margot Lee Shetterly. Her book, Hidden Figures:...
Read moreIn celebration of Black History Month, a presentation giving honor to Minnesota’s Black medical community past and present will be...
Read moreFind local events in celebration of Black History Month below sorted by date. Do you know of an event that...
Read moreDr. Artika Tyner Dr. Artika R. Tyner, attorney at law, is living proof that lawyers are people, too. In a...
Read more“I want young people to learn and tell stories about themselves, about who they are and who they will become,”...
Read moreAnticipation builds as the museum, opening in September 2016, prepares to receive visitors from around the world.
Read moreMaritza Correia later made history as the first Black female swimmer to break an American swim record, as well as...
Read moreGiven the pioneering success of Madam C. J. Walker, America's first self-made Black woman millionaire, people wanted to know how...
Read moreCarter G. Woodson was born in Virginia, 10 years after the fall of the Confederacy. Working as a sharecropper and...
Read moreDonald J. Patterson is proud to call the north side home. Born on November 26, 1948, to William Alonzo Patterson...
Read moreBeing bypassed for a secretarial job at a local department store proved a blessing not only for Dr. Hallie Hendrieth...
Read moreGladys Brewton, the 86-year-old matriarch of the Myers family, 30-year resident of St. Paul, and all around hands-on individual, is...
Read moreThe dictionary’s definition of a renaissance person — someone who is well-educated, sophisticated, and talented and knowledgeable in many fields...
Read moreFebruary is Black History Month. Below we’ve compiled a list of events happenings around the Twin Cities and beyond to...
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