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Teacher’s “Abhorrent” Hot-Mic Moment Sparks Outrage After Leaving Students Stunned

Allyson Friedman, a Hunter College professor faces backlash after a hot-mic incident during a school closure meeting caught her making a racist comment.

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New York City college professor causes outrage by using ‘racist trope’ during virtual meeting

Allyson Friedman said she was trying to explain the concept of racism through an ‘obviously racist trope’

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Black history centennial channels angst over anti-DEI climate into education, free resources

Despite proclaiming last February as National Black History Month, President Donald Trump's second term has been marked by what critics say are attacks on Black history in the United States

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The story of the Great Migration often overlooks Black businesses that built Detroit

Black businesses were essential to facilitating the Great Migration of African Americans out of the South between the 1910s and 1960s. Yet, the traditional narrative of the migration as a movement of laborers seeking high-wage jobs obscures the history of African Americans who moved north or west seeking entrepreneurial opportunities.

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Black History Month explained: Its origins, celebrations and myths

Black History Month, a celebration of Black history, culture and education, kicks off on Feb. 1

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What is Black History Month and why does it matter?

Black History Month is an annual celebration of African-American history and culture in the United States.

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Target pulls Black History Month book that misidentified 3 civil rights icons

The magnet book mixed up W.E.B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington and Carter G. Woodson. Target said it will no longer sell the book in stores or online and that it notified the publisher of the errors.

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The untold story of how Howard University came to be known as 'The Mecca'

If you ask just about anyone at Howard University what’s the other name for their school, they will readily tell you: “The Mecca.”

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How Black resistance has been depicted in films over the years

From Something Good — Negro Kiss to Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song, Black cinema has long served as a form of resistance.

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1 side owned slaves. The other side started Black History Month. How a family heals

In the U.S., what does it mean when a white family and a Black family share a last name — and one of their ancestors is a pioneer of Black history? How Black and white Woodsons became one family.

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Commentary: Black History Month is a century-old relic — one we still desperately need

During the first term of Barack Obama’s presidency, my then 8-year-old daughter asked a simple question. “Why do Black people have a special month?”

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W.E.B. Du Bois, Black History Month and the importance of African American studies

The opening days of Black History Month 2023 have coincided with controversy about the teaching and broader meaning of African American studies.

The Conversation

A Black history primer on African Americans' fight for equality – 5 essential reads

As the father of Black history, Carter G. Woodson had a simple goal – to legitimize the study of African American history and culture.

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It's Black History Month. Here are 3 things to know about the annual celebration

The annual celebration started out in 1926 as Negro History Week and expanded to Black History Month in the 1970s. This year's theme is "Black Resistance."

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Executives share how they're honoring Black History Month in the workplace

Executives share how companies can more meaningfully celebrate Black History Month in February and beyond.

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