Black History Month began in 1926 as ‘Negro History Week’, founded by historian Carter G. Woodson to highlight the overlooked contributions of Black Americans. The second week of February was chosen ...

(AP Photo/Jayne-Kamin-Oncea, File) President Gerald Ford looks over the conference table during a ... during a news ...

Presidents Day is Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The name Presidents Day became the unofficial name with the changing the date of the holiday, according to the National Archives. With the holiday moved to the ...

A scion of one of the most notable families in Chicago’s busy business history, Peter Bensinger was born into a world that could have provided him shelter from life’s storms. But he was drawn to less ...

Columnist Charita Goshay writes that a new statue of Abraham Lincoln in Salem reminds us of the promise and power of the American presidency.

Camille Taylor of Not In Our Town BN weighs in on the value of Black history and diversity, stating "Knowledge is power." ...

Eventually, in 1976, President Gerald Ford became the first president to issue a message ... Woodson chose February because two prominent figures in the civil rights movement — Abraham Lincoln and ...

Many of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Dennis Quaid, Anthony Hopkins and Josh Brolin, have played former presidents in ...