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    Black History Month

    February marks Black History Month, a federally recognized holiday in the US, honoring the contribution and achievements of Black people in history.

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    • These 8 states can teach you a lot about black history

    • (Original Caption) Carter Goodwin Woodson (1875-1950), African-American historian, is shown in a head and shoulders portrait.

      Meet the man who created Black History Month

    • Photographer: Black History Month is about empathy

    • Robert E. Lee's descendant proves his lineage and pushes for 'honest' history of racism

    • This Nov. 21, 2011 photo shows a view from the podium inside the African Meeting House in Boston.  The meeting house, the nation's oldest black church building where prominent abolitionists railed against slavery in the 19th century, is set to reopen to visitors in Boston early next month after a $9 million restoration. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

      10 lesser-known Black History Month sites across America

    Supreme Court History 

    • WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 18: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court on January 18, 2022 in Washington, DC.  On Tuesday the Supreme Court is hearing a case on whether the city of Boston may stop a Christian flag from flying over City Hall. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

      Biden commits to historic Supreme Court nomination

    • Opinion: What a difference a Black woman on the Supreme Court could begin to make

    • Here's who Biden might pick

    • GOP senator says Black woman Supreme Court pick would be 'beneficiary' of affirmative action

    • Elizabeth Eckford ignores the hostile screams and stares of fellow students on her first day of school. She was one of the nine negro students whose integration into Little Rock's Central High School was ordered by a Federal Court following legal action by NAACP.

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