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P. Gabrielle Foreman, Paterno Family Professor of American Literature, professor of African American studies and history and co-director of the Center for Digital Black Research at Penn State, has been named a 2022 MacArthur Fellow for “setting a new standard for digital and collaborative humanities scholarship while also uncovering histories of African American organizing that are still relevant and resonant today.”      

Vanessa, 40, donned the late NBA icon's varsity jacket from Lower Merion High School in Philadelphia as she stood in front of the artwork.

A large crowd gathered at the Unlimited Future Incubator in the Fairfield district of Huntington for the unveiling of the second mural in the Past to Our Future: 3 Building Mural Project.

HUNTINGTON — The Fairfield community celebrated its latest mural Sunday afternoon — a colorful display of a Black woman who connects the past, present and future together among Huntington legends.

When historian and journalist Carter G. Woodson proposed the first Negro History Week in 1926, he hardly imagined what would eventually become a monthlong celebration of Black history and culture across the nation. Today, every state commemorates Black History Month in some fashion, acknowledging the trailblazers of the past, celebrating those making waves in the present, and honoring all the African Americans who have shaped the United States through both triumphs and unimaginable trauma. Below are five cities to explore during Black History Month.