Black History Month

The annihilation of a people begins when they lose their sense of self-worth, and this is driven by the obliteration of one’s history.

The Riverhead Free Library will host film screenings, music, dance and spoken word performances and talks featuring prominent Black community members to celebrate Black History Month. The events begin this weekend.

Guest column: It wasn’t Dr. King’s dream that America was afraid of, it was the fact that he woke up. Then he became a threat. America wants you to only remember the dream. As always, America “white-washes” our history and rewrites it in such a way to generate an outcome conducive to its status quo.

The Riverhead High School teacher who started a new class last school year to discuss the experiences of Black people in America has written a book about the class and his experience teaching it.

An exhibit focusing on the storied era of the Harlem Renaissance and a screening and discussion of the film 'Selma' are events taking place during Black History Month at Riverhead Free Library.

Riverhead Central School District's annual Black History Month celebration will be held virtually this year. The event will take place on...

The complexities of African American history make it difficult to unearth and nearly impossible to condense into one small exhibit space during one month of the year. But Marylin Winter and Dr. James Banks of the African American Educational and Cultural Festival embrace the challenge.

Community members young and old gathered together to celebrate Black History Month Wednesday night at Riverhead High School with music, dance, poetry and song.

The Riverhead school district’s Black History Month celebration packed the house last night at Riverhead High School, where children and elders came together to celebrate African-American heritage, culture and achievements.

Students, faculty, staff and community organizations presented a full program of music, song, dance, poetry and spoken word in a packed Charles Cardona Auditorium at Riverhead High School last night.