Black History Month

The St. Louis County Library celebrates Black History through 40 virtual programs that include presentations by local artists, a genealogy workshop and a conversation with author Walter Mosley.

Every February, schools around the nation commemorate the accomplishments of African Americans by highlighting them through Black History Month lessons…

Missouri’s Legislative Black Caucus on Monday highlighted legislation they’ve filed to honor and remember the work done by African American Missourians.…

This year is full of political commemorations: the presidential election, the centennial of the 19th Amendment and the culmination of the women’s suffrage…

Harris-Stowe State University professor Reynaldo Anderson has spent years nurturing and cultivating a black creative community around speculative art.In…

Black History Month is a time to spotlight African-Americans who made a difference. But many people don’t know that prominent African-Americans were part…

The idea of setting a special time for Americans to learn about black history began in 1926 from educator Carter G. Woodson. Concerned about lack of…

Oprah Winfrey, Zora Neale Hurston and Ida B. Wells, are just some of the figures 5-year-old Ava Noelle Rogers has embodied during Black History…

The performing and visual arts can bring history to life. During Black History Month, St. Louis is bursting with opportunities to celebrate and learn…

Perseverance and triumph in St. Louis history will be explored in a new exhibition, opening today at Salon 53, a private art gallery in north St.…