Black History Month

As we close out Black History Month, we reflect on a man who helped make the sport of running what it is today. Michael Gargiulo sits down with Gary Corbitt to talk about his father’s legacy.

There’s a growing push to do away with the Euro-centric approach to skincare and cosmetics. Checkey Beckford talks to a dermatologist at the forefront of the changes.

Artbag, a high-end handbag repairer and retailer on Manhattan’s Madison Avenue, is the go-to place to fix your Hermes or Chanel bag. But it’s alos the first black-owned store on the posh Upper East Side block. Tracie Strahan reports on the efforts to save the store.

It’s been almost a century since historian and scholar Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week, which almost a half-century later was expanded to Black History Month. And like clockwork, every February, the same question comes up: Is Black History Month still relevant?

NASA is officially naming its headquarters building in Washington, D.C., in honor of engineer Mary W. Jackson in a ceremony on Friday.

A 1721 smallpox outbreak, one of many Boston faced in its early years, led to the introduction in what is now the United States of inoculation, a medical advancement that saved many lives. And often overlooked in the history of that inoculation is an enslaved man named Onesimus.

Working out can consist of a mixture of dedication, time, effort — at times, even money. With this in mind, trainer and Brooklyn native Irv “Zeus” Hyppolite took those concepts and poured them right back into the community. “I’ve been personal, strength, and conditioning training with athletes for about ten years. I got my start at Bally’s Total Fitness...

The 15 percent pledge helps increase exposure and profits for Black-owned businesses by challenging retailers and brands to dedicate 15 percent of their shelves to Black businesses. NBC New York’s Tracie Strahan reports.

Brehanna Daniels tried out to be a NASCAR pit crew member on a whim after watching a YouTube video and being impressed by the speed of the sport. She was the first Black woman in the role, but not the last. Daniels joined LX News to explain why she was so emotional to bring another Black woman into the sport...

The botánica stores found around New York City have a rich history that starts with Afro-Latinos, Georgina Gonzalez reports

Walking through the streets of East Harlem or the Bronx, you’re bound to run across a few brightly colored stores, often adorned with statues and idols in their windows. In these stores, shoppers can often find crucifixes and statues of the Virgin Mary alongside African idols and candles that promise good luck and fortune. You might also hear Spanish...

Paul R. Williams was the architect behind some of the most iconic buildings in Los Angeles and the homes of many of Hollywood’s biggest stars of the 20th century. The Los Angeles County Courthouse, Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverly Hills, the Los Angeles International Airport are just a few of the designs that sprang from his imagination. But despite the...

Rep. Terri Sewell, the first Black woman elected to Alabama’s congressional delegation, reminds herself daily that her personal success is not her birthright; rather, that it was made possible only as a result of the blood, sweat and tears poured out by the women, men and children who came before her.

News4’s Shawn Yancy talks to Jennifer King about her historic promotion and the change she hopes to make in her new role.  

Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, talks about the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing by the Ku Klux Klan that killed four young girls, and how they were finally recognized for their sacrifice fifty years later.

Chase Bank will double its Homebuyer Grant in an effort to foster homeownership among Black and Latino communities.

A digital runway show by five Italian fashion designers of African origin is opening Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday

Sylvester Manor, one of Shelter Island’s oldest homes, was once a farm owned by a family who enslaved more than two dozen people. Greg Cergol reports.

Purnell Steen, an accomplished jazz musician and civil rights activist, talks about the struggles Black musicians faced at the dawn of the civil rights era.

Misty Copeland inspired the next generation of Black girls as the first Black woman to be named a principal dancer for the American Ballet Theatre. In a wide-ranging interview with LX News host Tabitha Lipkin, she talked about the people who have inspired her — from Raven Wilkinson, who was the first Black ballerina to dance in an all-white company...