For some people, Black History Month is about celebrating a culture and traditions of a people. But for people like Geneva Butler, it's about much more than that -- especially this year....

February is Black History Month, and America is celebrating the achievements of black leaders. If you haven't heard yet and have been living under a rock for the past four months, America has its first black president, Barack Obama....

As a veteran of the Southern Civil Rights Movement, I have misgivings about Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month. They celebrate a throttled or incomplete triumph, 'achieved' through fantastic means. The triumph was of the Southern Civil Rig...

I was asked to write an article for Black History month on a prominent African-American in the community. However, without the foundation laid by Historically Black Institutions (HBCU), contributions by African-Americans would have been severely limited....

Just over two years ago, President Barack Obama stepped into the political forefront as the senator of Illinois who soon after began his campaign for presidency, representing the Democratic Party. As the first bi-racial, African-American presidential cand...

Often when I'm distributing copies of our weekly student newspaper, the Nubian Message, to students unfamiliar with our publication, I receive a familiar question: Well, what is it?...