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Bookmark or Share- How Negro History Week Became Black History Month and Why It Matters ...Black History Month has been celebrated in the United States for close to 100 years. But what is it, exactly, and how did it begin? In the years after Reconstruction, campaigning for the...
- Key facts about Black Americans | Pew Research CenterFor Black History Month, here are key facts about the nation’s Black population. In this analysis, the Black population is made up of three main groups: single-race, non-Hispanic Black people; non-Hispanic, multiracial Black people; and Black Hispanics. You can also read our newly updated fact sheet about Black Americans in 2022.
- The Biggest Black History Events in 2021 - The New York TimesOn a Wednesday morning in January, Kamala Harris became the first Black woman — and the first woman of color — sworn into the office of Vice President of the United States.
- Black History Facts - Black History Month & Little Known Facts | HISTORYBlack History Month honors the contributions of African Americans to U.S. history. Learn about famous firsts in African American history and other little-known facts.
- Black people - WikipediaIn the first 200 years that black people were in the United States, they primarily identified themselves by their specific ethnic group (closely allied to language) and not by skin color. Individuals identified themselves, for example, as Ashanti, Igbo, Bakongo, or Wolof.
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