Over the next four weeks, the D.C. area comes alive with events highlighting contributions made by the Black community, lionizing heroes like Frederick Douglass and William Still; shining a spotlight on histories that don’t always appear in schoolbooks;

Booker T. Washington New Technology High School has announced the Black History Month events honoring local activists and student artistry. According to a press release, the Lions Battalion JROTC program is hosting A Black History Month Celebration honoring the contributions of Black Americans to the military and their role in building

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) - Hattiesburg’s Sixth Street Museum District will be hosting several events in February, featuring the National Black History Month theme of “African Americans and Labor.”

YAKIMA, Wash. - A number of organizations in Yakima are holding a month-long series of events for Black History Month.

From historical plays to intimate concerts to films and children’s activities, here are 13 ways to take part in Black History Month in and around Boston this year.

This story has been updated to correct the date of the Black Film Series at Forest Park Branch Library. February is Black History Month, and what better way to celebrate Black history and culture than by attending and supporting one of these events?