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Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, assistant professor of immunology and infectious diseases at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, gives tje keynote address on Feb. 12 for the 41st annual Black History Month breakfast program hosted by Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland).

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Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett Participates in Black History Month Program

by William J. FordFebruary 16, 2022February 16, 2022

Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon in 1975. The life of the tennis legend is depicted in the documentary "Citizen Ashe," now in theaters and airing on CNN and HBO Max. (Courtesy photo)

Black History, Sports

Black Athletes Who Paved the Way and Opened Doors

by Ed HillFebruary 16, 2022July 16, 2024

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Three Digital Archives You Should Know This Black History Month

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff WriterFebruary 9, 2022March 7, 2024

Carter G. Woodson

Black Experience, Black History

The Cradle of Man

by WI Web EditorFebruary 9, 2022February 10, 2022

Black History, Lifestyle

U.S. Postal Service Salutes Legendary Sculptor Edmonia Lewis

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff WriterFebruary 2, 2022February 2, 2022

Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., National Newspaper Publishers Association president and CEO (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)

Black Experience, Black History

NNPA’s Chavis to Keynote Kickoff of D.C.’s Black History Month Celebration

by WI Web EditorJanuary 28, 2022January 28, 2022

Courtesy of the Washington Wizards via Twitter

Black Experience, Black History, Sports

Washington Wizards to Honor Trailblazers During Black History Month

by WI Web EditorJanuary 27, 2022January 27, 2022

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Black Experience, Black History, Lifestyle

African American Museum Unveils Black History Month Programs

by WI Web EditorJanuary 25, 2022March 7, 2024

**FILE** Retired U.S. Air Force (USAF) Pilot Colonel Charles Edward McGee (center), Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated (TAI) National Historian William F. Holton (left) watches USAF Historical Research Agency Organizational Histories Branch Chief Daniel L Haulman presentation about the history of the TuskeGee Airmen, during the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (OASCR) event “In conversation With Tuskegee Airmen,” which honors the airmen’s successes, at the USDA headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Thursday March 27, 2014. Mr. Haulman presentation covers the history of the all black military flying unit, then Col. McGee present his first hand recount his Army Air Corp (later Army Air Force and Air Force) times starting in the 1940’s as did Mr. Holton with his perspective from the U.S. Navy. Questions from the audience provided several opportunities to open the discussion about civil rights challenges and how they achieved success and respect. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

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Former Tuskegee Airman Brig. Gen. Charles McGee Dead at 102

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior EditorJanuary 17, 2022January 18, 2022

Christopher and Maxine McNair, whose 11-year-old daughter Denise McNair was murdered along with three other young girls on Sept. 15, 1963, hold a press conference on Sept. 20, 1963. (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)

Black History, Obituary

Maxine McNair, 93, the Last Living Parent of the 1963 Birmingham Bombing Victims, Dies

by WI Web EditorJanuary 13, 2022January 13, 2022