February is Black History Month. Right now, the Northwest African American Museum is showcasing special exhibits that ...

Black history, includes art history, and over the years people of color have been portrayed in paintings in various ways and ...

Enslaved Africans seeking to reconnect with their lost cultural traditions brought African concepts to instruments in the ...

Before 1800, free African American men had nominal rights of citizenship. In some places they could vote, serve on juries, and work in skilled trades. But as the need to justify slavery grew ...

it did not guarantee voting access to all women. Citizenship laws, poll taxes, threats, and violence barred African American, Latina, Native American, Asian American, immigrant, and poor women. Many ...

Museums in Martinsville, Wytheville and Lynchburg are among those offering special Black History Month programs.