Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in February of 1926.

Recap USAID signs pulled from HQ as judge puts 'limited' block on Trump bid to dismantle agency Trump administration for now will not name FBI ... One student, Claudette Colvin, was enrolled ...

Black History figures everyone should know about For too many years, history books have focused on the achievement of White Americans, while many of the inspiring contributions of African Americans, ...

I Want Freedom Now!' about Colvin's refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks.

On March 2, 1955, a 15-year-old Claudette Colvin was riding home from school ... Sarah Boone: An African American dressmaker, she made her name by inventing the modern-day ironing board.

Additionally, the city will dedicate a bronze plaque honoring the subject of Aimee’s winning essay, Claudette Colvin. Nine months before Rosa Parks's famous act of civil disobedience ...

This year’s event also highlighted Black inventors and Claudette Colvin, a civil rights activist who was arrested for the same reason as Parks nine months earlier. The inventors that were highlighted ...

His full name at the time would have been, Yeshu Narazene, as per ancient Aramaic. Since Jesus is referred to throughout the Bible as 'Jesus of Nazareth' or 'Jesus the Nazarene' it's possible he ...

The matter becomes a bit more difficult when we get to the question of Jesus' 'full' name. Despite a common misconception, 'Christ' is not Jesus' surname but a title or honorific which means ...

If he can continue to develop, his name will go down in the annals of NFL history as one of the best — and perhaps the best from his draft class. But not many know Stroud's full name.