Thirty-three unmarked graves detected in Pledger

A Matagorda County family is receiving a Historic Texas Cemetery designation for family property where they believe they have found 33 unmarked graves.

Bloody Sunday memorial will honor civil rights giants including late Rep. John Lewis

This year's commemoration of a pivotal moment in the fight for voting rights for African Americans will honor four giants of the civil rights movement who lost their lives in 2020, including the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis.

Black Lives Matter mural dedicated in Houston

Black Lives Matter mural honoring George Floyd dedicated in an emotional ceremony.

Black Lives Matter mural honors George Floyd at Jack Yates H.S.

Artists and volunteers work on Black Lives Matter mural honoring George Floyd at Jack Yates High School in the Third Ward.

Black History Month focusing on ‘The Black Family’ as theme for 2021

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, or ASALH, chose the theme because the Black family has been a target of study in various academic disciplines.

Feb. 1 marks National Freedom Day, observing the end of slavery

Feb. 1 isn’t just the first day of Black History Month. It’s also National Freedom Day, pioneered by a former slave to commemorate abolition.

Black History Month: The little-known backstory

February marks the start of Black History Month and while many people are familiar with the annual celebration, the details of its origin are not as well known.

Black History comes to life at La Marque Elementary School
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Students at La Marque Elementary School brought Black History figures to life in their annual Living Museum. With the touch of a button, classmates were able to meet and learn from such historic figures as Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks and President Barack Obama. Teachers chose this interactive project to inspire students to appreciate the past and those who paved the way for them to make history as well.

Jack Yates paved the way for future black families in Houston

It’s fitting for a school to carry his name because Yates not only learned to read, write, and do arithmetic at a time when it was illegal for blacks to do so, he also taught other black people.

Black History Month: How an Austin teen turned lemons and honey into a multi-million dollar business

“Black Girl Magic is the ability for African American females to push past the restrictions that are set upon us today and show us that anything is possible," Ulmer said. "You can be an author, entrepreneur student no matter what the color of your skin is or what your gender is.”

Timeline: How the civil rights movement unfolded throughout US history

Here's a timeline of the historical events of the civil rights movement that shaped the fight for social justice and against discrimination.