Black History Month

Constance Baker Motley is pictured in New York, Sept. 9, 1966.

The life of a 'Civil Rights Queen'

12:00pm February 03, 2022

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Constance Baker Motley's life—as a lawyer, as a politician and the first Black woman appointed to the Federal bench – is outlined in a new biography by author Tomiko Brown-Nagin: Civil Rights Queen.

At the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963, African Americans carry placards demanding equal rights, integrated schools, decent housing and an end to bias.

National

Here's the story behind Black History Month — and why it's celebrated in February

10:41am February 01, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Black History Month grew from a weeklong celebration that started nearly 100 years ago — and it's not random that it's in February.

Cooper Honors North Carolina's Black Health Leaders

11:01am February 15, 2021

by Neal Charnoff

Music & Culture

Across The Blue Ridge - Episode 6 (Black History Month: African-American Historical Links to Iconic Songs of the American South)

4:59pm February 05, 2016

by Paul Brown

Tennessee native Sparky Rucker has traveled a long road as a rock, gospel, and folk musician, protest singer, civil rights advocate, and teacher. His wife Rhonda blows a soulful harmonica and

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