World & Nation
Black History Month in February is considered one of the nation’s oldest organized history celebrations. Here’s information about how it started.
Feb. 6, 2024
California
Sophelia Locke hadn’t been born when Malcolm X was killed.
Feb. 2, 1992
Books
Culture: Children gather for bookstore’s annual ‘read-in’ to hear stories, poems by African American authors.
Feb. 8, 1999
The current scope of Black History Month--and the very name of this observance--is inadequate.
Feb. 24, 1993
Archives
The Times editorial board was politely respectful of Black History Month even as Op-Ed writers tore it apart.
Feb. 21, 2008
Entertainment & Arts
Culture: Written for Black History Month at 93rd Street Elementary, it engages students with people and events neglected in their textbooks.
March 1, 2001
“Black history is celebrated in many places, but never on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in a comprehensive way,” said Maudette Ball, director of the Palos Verdes Community Arts Assn.
Jan. 15, 1988
No matter what month or week it is, a tribute of some sort is on the books.
June 24, 1994
Their classroom assignment took them back to Egypt, AD 1324, when West African ruler Mansa Musa traveled through North Africa leading thousands on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
May 16, 1994
Culture Monster Blog
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Sept. 23, 2009