Black History Month

Students at a middle school were served chicken and waffles, with watermelon as a dessert, on the first day of Black History Month.

NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.

February marks Black History Month, a time to pay tribute to those Black and Afro-Latinx who broke boundaries and continue to make history. Long Island critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay became a national name when she received the first official dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. in December 2020. Three years later, she returned to her homeland in…

NBC New York’s Romney Smith reports.

Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated February as Black History Month to honor two prominent figures who contributed to African American liberation. 

New York’s Sandra Lindsay, RN, was the very first person to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.. Now, she is giving back to her homeland Jamaica on her next mission. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino reports.

Black history is America’s collective history and NBC New York is highlighting Black achievements throughout history. NBC New York’s Kay Angrum, David Ushery and Janice Huff report.

Pianist, author and radio host Terrance McKnight hopes to highlight black voices in his 16-part podcast. Checkey Beckford reports.

Reacquaint yourself with some of these treasures of Black cinema or discover them for the first time.

AMC Theaters is celebrating Black History Month with $5 movie tickets for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” “The Woman King,” “Till,” and “Devotion.”

In January, the U.S. Mint released quarters featuring Maya Angelou, the first U.S. coins ever to honor a Black woman. Their design is just as symbolic, too.

The Federal Reserve sent $9 trillion into U.S. bond markets amid recent emergencies. Reducing the balance of this portfolio could spark a recession.

Between 1888 and 1934, there were 134 Black-owned banks. Today, there are only 20 Black-owned banks that qualify as Minority Depository Institutions.

President Joe Biden welcomed Black leaders to the White House Monday for a jovial Black History Month celebration, where he used the moment to call on Congress to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and pass voting rights bills

Award-winning journalist Joan Murray was the first black female television news reporter.

Greenwood Project works with companies including Charles Schwab and Morgan Stanley to offer Black and Latino students access to careers in financial services.

HBO announced sports media personality Bomani Jones’ show will start on March 13 and feature six episodes for the first season.

Hip-hop star Jim Jones speaks with CNBC sports business reporter Jabari Young about his record-as-a-software company, Quarantine Studios.

A new exhibit at the New York Historical Society is exploring the horrors of slavery, the civil rights movement and the history of African Americans — through a collection of Black dolls. NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports.

The man credited with making the New York Road Runners club what it is today, Ted Corbitt, is also considered the father of long distance running. NBC New York’s Erica Byfield reports.