Black History Month started as "Negro History Week" in February 1926 as a way to chronicle the accomplishments of African ...

In 1958, Williams chaired the Committee to Combat Racial Injustice, which organized to defend two Black boys, ages 7 and 9, ...

Instead of picking up a shot, Samone Whitt almost picked up performing instead. As a freshman, Whitt wasn’t familiar with ...

The University of Scranton is now the Pennsylvania headquarters of National History Day, a prestigious competition for middle and high school students. That means Scranton is the permanent host, ...

Each team has at least one native from northeastern or central Pennsylvania representing ... accepted a football scholarship to Penn State University and then was recruited by the Dallas Cowboys.

The book contains a history of the ... Mary Elbanna, University of Pennsylvania law student; Robyn Young, nominator of the new marker; Allison Dorsey of the state Historical and Museum Commission ...

The Cornelia Marschall Smith Professor of the Year Award – named after the 1918 Baylor biology graduate and highly decorated Baylor faculty member – is awarded to a Baylor faculty member who makes a ...

State and local officials and celebrities visited Adamstown Elementary School on Wednesday as part of the America250PA ...

The Trump administration is investigating potential civil rights violations at two universities and a high school sports ...

Eugene Shelton, 14, a freshman at Pittsburgh Science & Technology Academy, navigated the various tables at the 100 Black Men ...

Jack Sawyer's fumble return touchdown against Texas is an obvious choice for No. 1, but Ohio State had plenty of other ...