BIO Channel's BIO.com Celebrates Black History Month

NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Coming off its best month ever with over 5mm unique visitors in January, BIO.com, the official site of the BIO Channel, is celebrating Black History Month with all new mini bio videos of notable African Americans and hundreds of new photos and...

'HistoryMakers' project records African-American experience

Julieanna Richardson hopes to compile the stories of African Americans as a source of inspiration for generations to come.

Atheist Ad Targets African Americans

There’s nothing on it now, but on Monday a billboard on Interstate 35 at Illinois Avenue could be the talk of south Oak Cliff. That’s because its message will target black people who might consider becoming atheist.

Professor asks residents to help solve mystery

ELAINE BLAISDELL Cumberland Times-News CUMBERLAND, Md. Harvard University Professor Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr. is asking all residents of Allegany County who are of Irish descent to get their DNA tested to help solve a 150-year-old family mystery — who is Gates' great-great grandfather? Through genealogical records, the Gates family history can be traced back to Jane Gates, a slave who lived ...

Texas African American history explored in new THC booklet

San Marcos — Explore the story of African American heritage in Texas with the Texas Historical Commission’s (THC) colorful booklet “African Americans in Texas: A Lasting Legacy.”