African-American history retold

Eva M. Doyle has long been keeping an eye on the rich and vibrant African-American history of Western New York—and the world. For 33 years, she has written a weekly column about the subject, never once missing a week.

New Afghan schoolbooks shun history of wars

The Afghan government has published new textbooks for schoolchildren that shun the country's modern history of conflict in an effort to promote national unity, an official said Tuesday.

'Show Boat' makes new waves – at Lyric Opera

It's high time to lay to rest the shopworn canard that American musical theater works are somehow unsuitable for presentation by the big American opera houses. As a matter of fact, no piece in the cavalcade of American musicals has a more legitimate right to be taken under the wing of a major company like Lyric Opera than the landmark known as "Show Boat."

Black history told in images, essays

"LIFE UPON THESE SHORES: LOOKING AT AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY 1513-2008." By Henry Louis Gates Jr. Knopf. $50. 222The great strength of "Life Upon These Shores" is the "abundance of images" that Gates, the editor-curator, and his team of associates have woven into this book. with more than 700 photos, maps, illustrations, posters and cartoons. read more

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 ...