Discover Black Heritage

As the national debate over Black history continues, one aspect of the legacy of race in America is undergoing something of a rebirth: Black cemeteries that were established in the era of segregation.

Students at Columbia High School got the opportunity to bring their Black History Month lesson to life. NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports. 

NBC New York’s Myles Miller spotlights Chief Judge Rowan Wilson, who is making history as the first Black person to be named chief judge for the New York Court of Appeals. He hopes his position can lead to more representation in the courtroom.

Rowan Wilson, the first Black individual to hold the significant position of chief judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, has a deeply personal commitment to justice — and sees the time he has in this role as a unique opportunity to effect meaningful change

For most people, retirement is a time to slide into some hobbies, take a trip here and there, and maybe spend some quality time in the armchair. When Carolyn Doelling retired at age 70, she became a fashion model. 

AMC Theaters is celebrating Black History Month with $5 tickets to movies that highlight the Black experience.

Known as the “First Lady of Hip-Hop,” MC Sha-Rock was the first female MC of a hip-hop group. And while she may have been born in North Carolina, she’s all Bronx. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

Black history is America’s collective history and NBC New York is highlighting Black achievements throughout history.

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson delivered remarks in Birmingham, Alabama, at a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church, where four young black girls were killed.

Standing at the pulpit of the Birmingham, Alabama, church where four little girls were killed by a Ku Klux Klan bomb in 1963, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said the nation must remember and own the uncomfortable moments of its past in order to move forward.

Social and economic pressures have long compelled Black girls and women to straighten their hair to conform to Eurocentric beauty standards. But chemical straighteners contain carcinogens linked to breast, uterine and ovarian cancers, studies show.

Black Americans endure medical racism, bias and inattentive care and are far more likely to get sick and die from common ailments.