Starting with President Gerald R. Ford in 1976, every U.S. president has officially recognized this monthlong February celebration. Black history month began as "Negro History Week" in 1926 by Carter...

Rosa Parks walked to school as a young girl because no school bus service was provided to black students attending segregated schools in the rural Alabama area where she grew up. As an adult, Parks'...

On a February evening in 1940, at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, Hattie McDaniel stood up from the segregated table in the back corner of the room and took a long stroll to the podium. She had just...

"When an individual is protesting society's refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being," Bayard Rustin said. "His very act of protest confers dignity on him." Rustin was a black activist whose...

"People need to understand ... poetry is a fire element," said Stacy Dyson, performance poet, playwright and a cappella vocalist. Dyson performed "The Life and Times of the Black Woman" at the Saville...

During the third century, Emperor Claudius II felt that single men made better soldiers. As a result, marriages for young men were outlawed. It is believed that a priest named Valentine defied the law...

It's that time of year when you cuddle up with your loved one for Valentine's Day. One of the more common things to do is to watch a good old romanic film, here are some great romance films. Kiss the...

This time of year is when your relatives and friends turn into Sherlock Holmes proteges and begin to snoop for clues as to what holiday gifts to present you with on December 25. This year, save them the...

D' Andrea Mitchell, City College's famous quilter, works as a student assistant technician in the Financial Aid office, and her love of quilt-making has earned her recognition from many staffers and students. Mitchell's...

From a hairy monster wearing nothing but men's briefs to a thorn-crowned Jesus with a beef-cow body, the diverse images of Viva la Revolución: A Dialogue with the Urban Landscape are an experience...