/tags/black-history-month Black History Month en-US Copyright Thu, 01 Feb 2024 21:53:14 GMT /local-news/2024-02-01/ta-nehisi-coates-earlham-college The award-winning author and journalist leads off Black History Month Friday at the school in Richmond, Ind. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 21:53:14 GMT /local-news/2024-02-01/ta-nehisi-coates-earlham-college Tana Weingartner /news-from-npr/2023-02-01/black-history-month-2024-has-begun-heres-this-years-theme-and-other-things-to-know The annual celebration started out in 1926 as Negro History Week and expanded to Black History Month in the 1970s. This year celebrates "African Americans and the Arts." Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:19:15 GMT /news-from-npr/2023-02-01/black-history-month-2024-has-begun-heres-this-years-theme-and-other-things-to-know Scott Neuman, Jonathan Franklin /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2023-02-19/1-side-owned-slaves-the-other-side-started-black-history-month-how-a-family-heals In the U.S., what does it mean when a white family and a Black family share a last name — and one of their ancestors is a pioneer of Black history? Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:00:50 GMT /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2023-02-19/1-side-owned-slaves-the-other-side-started-black-history-month-how-a-family-heals Sandhya Dirks, B.A. Parker, Dalia Mortada, Kumari Devarajan /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-02-20/fresh-prince-bel-air-karyn-parsons-hilary-banks-nku-black-history Karyn Parsons, best known for playing Hilary Banks in the television series “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” will give a lecture at Northern Kentucky University as part of the university’s Black History Month programming. Mon, 20 Feb 2023 09:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-02-20/fresh-prince-bel-air-karyn-parsons-hilary-banks-nku-black-history /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-02-02/harriet-beecher-stowe-house-black-leaders-madisonville For Black History Month, the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Walnut Hills tells the little-known stories of people who worked for justice and inclusion. Thu, 02 Feb 2023 09:00:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2023-02-02/harriet-beecher-stowe-house-black-leaders-madisonville /local-news/2021-02-15/exhibit-brings-vibrancy-of-harlem-renaissance-to-cincinnati Dance, art, literature, poetry, and of course, jazz are a few of the cultural achievements that defined the Harlem Renaissance. Juneteenth Cincinnati and… Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:09:00 GMT /local-news/2021-02-15/exhibit-brings-vibrancy-of-harlem-renaissance-to-cincinnati Tana Weingartner /local-news/2021-02-05/freedom-center-black-history-month-programs-highlight-the-black-family The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is taking up the call to center Black History Month programs on issues affecting Black families. It's… Fri, 05 Feb 2021 10:27:00 GMT /local-news/2021-02-05/freedom-center-black-history-month-programs-highlight-the-black-family Tana Weingartner /arts/2020-02-21/a-special-opportunity-to-see-the-cincinnati-art-museums-new-romare-bearden-exhibit As part of African American History Month, the Cincinnati Art Museum is featuring an exhibit by famed artist Romare Bearden. During it's opening weekend… Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:00:05 GMT /arts/2020-02-21/a-special-opportunity-to-see-the-cincinnati-art-museums-new-romare-bearden-exhibit Ann Arenstein /arts/2019-02-22/an-adam-experiment-the-life-of-civil-rights-activist-congressman-adam-clayton-powell-jr In recognition of Black History Month, the Cincinnati Arts Association (CAA) is presenting An Adam Experiment, a one-man play on the life of civil rights… Fri, 22 Feb 2019 10:00:15 GMT /arts/2019-02-22/an-adam-experiment-the-life-of-civil-rights-activist-congressman-adam-clayton-powell-jr Jim Stump /local-news/2019-02-19/whats-happening-this-year-at-the-national-underground-railroad-freedom-center The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is presenting a year-long program series, "Freedom 55," to commemorates the 55th anniversary of Freedom… Tue, 19 Feb 2019 09:00:00 GMT /local-news/2019-02-19/whats-happening-this-year-at-the-national-underground-railroad-freedom-center Michael Monks