• Black History Month
Black History Month: Oscar winners

See who won over the years, and find out who might carry home an Oscar at the 2012 awards.

Vernice "Fly Girl" Armour talks to THRS

The military's first African-American combat pilot talks to the ladies of The Hampton Roads Show about how to help you master your mission.
 

NASA astronaut to honor black history

Astronaut and two-time space shuttle veteran Benjamin Alvin "Al" Drew will celebrate Black History Month at the Virginia Air and Space Center in Hampton this

Parade concludes Black History Month

A celebration of Black History Month concluded with a parade at Windsor Woods Elementary School in Virginia Beach Tuesday.

Underground Railroad re-created in VB

Students at Three Oaks Elementary in Virginia Beach spent Monday night re-creating the Underground Railroad inside their school.

One of 'Norfolk 17' visits Cox HS

Patricia Godbolt White, a member of the original "Norfolk 17", appeared at the sixth annual African American History Month "Day of Celebration" program at Cox

Website celebrates black inventors

AOL's BlackVoices.com is celebrating Black History Month with stories on America’s black inventors.

Young People's Guild performances

A local performing arts group is conducting a special series of performances in February in recognition of Black History Month.

School on MLK day protests continue

Black community leaders are expanding protests in Charlotte after what they describe as an insulting decision to schedule school on the Martin Luther King Jr.

Click here to donate to the MLK memorial

Click here for more information on how to help raise funds to build Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Adorable kids learn about MLK Jr.

Students in Chesapeake made the most of their day in school by learning about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday.

Protests in N.C. over school on MLK Day

Protesters in Charlotte say county schools shouldn't have used Martin Luther King Day as a makeup day for last week's winter weather.

Celebrate MLK Jr. Day

Monday is a federal holiday -- Martin Luther King Junior's birthday. It's a "day off" for many people. But some of the original backers of this day hope you

Deep Creek MS celebrates black history

Deep Creek Middle School invited me for a visit, during their celebration of Black History Month.

Project documents Navy diversity

African-Americans have a long legacy in the military that began with the Revolutionary War and has continued to this day.

Obama: Music fueled civil rights movement

Crediting civil rights-era protest songs and their spiritual predecessors for his election, President Barack Obama on Tuesday sat in the East Room of his White