Lists, stories, and features celebrating Black History Month.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Lists, stories, and features celebrating Black History Month.

Maya Angelou celebrating her 82nd birthday

Dr. Maya Angelou’s verses are at the very heart of the American experience—yet she didn’t start out as a poet.

Scott Beggs




African American English derives from a historical past of contact between multiple language speakers. It varies across age, ethnicity, class, and gender. There is more than one AAE.

African descendants in the U.S. have been speaking varieties of English, today known as African American Language (AAL), for many centuries. Here's what you should know.

Renée Blake, Kimberley Baxter




Portrait Session With Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison has written some of literature’s most enduring classics, from 'The Bluest Eye' to 'Beloved' and beyond. Here's what you need to know about the Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

Rachelle Saint-Louis