Black History Month

Black History Month

In February, Black History Month, the United States honors the contributions of African Americans with a variety of special events.

• Obama’s Proclamation on African American History Month, 2011
• Black Economic Empowerment in America (Photo Gallery)
• The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. (Photo Gallery)
• Free at Last - The U.S. Civil Rights Movement This book recounts how African-American slaves and their descendants struggled to win — both in law and in practice — the civil rights enjoyed by other Americans. It is a story of dignified persistence and struggle, a story that produced great heroes and heroines, and one that ultimately succeeded by forcing Americans to confront squarely the shameful gap between their universal principles of equality and justice and the inequality, injustice, and oppression faced by millions of their fellow citizens
• Black History Month Honors Legacy of Struggle and Triumph
  Each February, Black History Month honors the struggles and triumphs of millions of American citizens over the most devastating obstacles — slavery, prejudice, poverty — as well as their contributions to the nation’s cultural and political life...
• Ursula Burns’ Path to Success in the Fortune 500
  There are four African Americans serving as chief executives in the Fortune 500, Fortune magazine’s ranking of the top U.S. companies. Among this small group of trailblazers, Ursula Burns of Xerox Corporation has the distinction of being the only black female to serve as the chief executive of a Fortune 500 company...