Professors and students, no matter where they come from or what field they specialize in, can still interact with others while learning more about Black History, said a University of Alabama professor...

When MaShawn Morton, adjunct professor of dance, first saw his Black History Month banner hanging in downtown Huntington in 2025, the recognition felt surreal. This year, it caught him off guard. “I...

Artificial intelligence will not take your job; someone who uses it will, entrepreneur John Hope Bryant said during a Fireside Chat Wednesday, Feb. 18.  “Your job is not going to be destroyed by...

Seven posters lined the walls of the Shawkey Dining Room Wednesday, Feb. 11,, each one honoring a Black scientist with ties to West Virginia during Marshall’s West Virginia Black Scientist Exhibit. Anna...

I grew up in Imperial, Pennsylvania, located about 20 minutes from downtown Pittsburgh.  Imperial is a lot bigger than Huntington. While Huntington mainly looks the same throughout, my hometown is...

The 2026 Centennial Black History Month is anchored in Marshall’s unique historical ties to Carter G. Woodson, widely recognized as the Father of Black History. Woodson founded Negro History Week in...

The eve of the centennial of Negro History Week, now Black History Month, was commemorated Friday, Jan. 30, with a poster and essay competition award ceremony hosted by Marshall’s Dr. Carter G. Woodson...

The Black History Month Power Hour celebrates Black history through the evolution of music in a weekly collaboration between the Office of Intercultural Affairs and WMUL-FM. Shaunte Polk, the director...

Marshall University’s Black History Month celebrations kicked off with the Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum’s annual Black History Month Poster Competition Awards on Feb. 2 at the Visual Arts Center. Assistant...

In celebration of Black History Month, art students were tasked with creating posters centered on the theme of African Americans and the arts in a contest called The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum’s Black...

Author and sociologist William H. Turner kicked off the Great Voices Speaker Series on Wednesday, Jan. 31, by speaking on his book “The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal...