On the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, when some manipulate memory, a scholar calls for a new look at the past.

NPR's history podcast Throughline speaks with Ken Burns about his latest documentary, The American Revolution.

I recently interviewed Jarvis R. Givens, a professor of education and African and African American studies at Harvard University. His new book, I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black ...

This year, we celebrate the most significant milestone in our Nation’s history: 250 glorious years of American independence. From the very beginning, our country has been blessed with countless black ...

In 1776, the United States of America as we know it declared independence. And from the 18th century to today, the country has had a packed, complicated history, full of events that were inspiring, ...