New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Black History Month
The New York Times Learning Network presents an interactive & printable crossword puzzle on Black History Month.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of African American History and Culture
This Smithsonian museum is dedicated to the preservation of African American culture. Includes a portrait gallery, profiles of African American artists, exhibitions devoted to the struggle for civil rights, historical photographs and...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History
Comprehensive compilation of information that examines the complexities of the African American experience, especially the achievements of individual African Americans. Includes many useful extras, such as a timeline, an image gallery,...
Library of Congress
Loc: African American Sites in the Digital Collections
American Memory, online exhibits and other areas of the Library's Web site provide a broad range of digitized materials pertaining to the African American experience.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Dream in Color, African American Heritage
Discover the African American Culture and share the information through these lessons with your students. Choose from several different lesson plans and grade levels to help students learn about the African American Culture.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: 75 Remarkable African Americans
A bibliography collection of 75 notable African Americans. A valuable compilation of famous African American writers, CEOs, scientists, performers, athletes, politicians, and leaders in their field.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: More Than a Month: For My 4th Grade Teacher, Mrs. James
This is a blog about how Black history has been taught. "The story of the Negro in America is the story of America. It is not a pretty story." by James Baldwin What points/contributions does a Black educator make to speak to how Black...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: The Art and Life of William H. Johnson
With this leasson plan, students will learn about prominent African American artist William H. Johnson and his influence both on the history of art and black American culture. Select a link for the desired grade level version of this...
Other
California Newsreel: Videos on African American Life
This company claims to be the "oldest and most notable non-profit documentary production and distribution center in the nation." It offers a rich collection of videos on all aspects of African American life and history: e.g., Academy...
PBS
African American World: Profiles
Use this site to find out the history of African Americans on an easy to use timeline dating from the 1400s to the present. You can also learn about African American arts and culture and read about the contributions of some specific...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Culture & Change: Black History in America
An interactive timeline from Scholastic. Students can click on various times and learn important dates and events in African American history.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Literature by and About African Americans
A bibliography collection of literature by and about African Americans. Includes a selection of memoirs, fiction and non-fiction work.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Memory: African American Odyssey
This site explores Black America's quest for equality from the early national period through the twentieth century. Content includes the work of abolitionists in the first half of the nineteenth century, depictions of the long journey...
White Pine Pictures
White Pine Pictures: Black Battalion
This site, support material for a documentary film, outlines the history of the No. 2 Construction Battalion, a non-combatant Black battalion established in 1916. It was created to permit Blacks to participate in the war effort. This new...
Other
Africlassical: Black History and Classical Music
Africlassical profiles musicians and composers of African descent since the time of Mozart.
PBS
Pbs: This Far by Faith
Follow the spiritual journey of African Americans as you move along a timeline of major events and eras. Excellent coverage of the importance of spiritualism, religions, and faith in the African American community. Major religious...
Library of Congress
Loc: Biographical Directory of the u.s. Congress: Harold Washington
This brief biography describes the career of the Illinois-born African American politician Harold Washington.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: An Overview of the African American Experience
Lesson with article and questions for discussion on the experience of African-Americans beginning with the slave trade.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Myrtilla Miner
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Myrtilla Miner, an American educator whose school for African Americans, established against considerable opposition, grew to a successful and long-lived teachers...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Kenny Washington
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Kenny Washington, one of the first African American college gridiron football stars on the West Coast and one of two black players to reintegrate the National...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Jack the Rapper
Jack the Rapper (Jack Gibson) helped open the first African-American-owned radio station in the United States, WERD in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1949. Gibson learned about radio while working as a gofer for deejay Al Benson in Chicago. He...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Leon Spinks
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Leon Spinks, an American boxer who won an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and was the world heavyweight champion in 1978. He and Michael Spinks became the first...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Tyler Perry
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Tyler Perry, an American playwright, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director whose works, in which he often portrayed the character Madea, an outspoken...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Guide to Black History: Uriel Jones
This entry from Encyclopedia Brittanica's Guide to Black History features Uriel Jones, an American musician born June 13, 1934, Detroit, Mich. This site, rich in detail and breadth of coverage, includes a wealth of information on other...