Doby was the first Black player in the American League. Photo: Hy Peskin/Getty Images The NAACP national conference meets in Cleveland in July 1958. Photo: Universal History Archive/Getty Images ...

The first Black child born in America, William Tucker, was probably born on this date in Jamestown, Va. However, some ...

AVON, Ohio -- Youngsters at Avon Middle School brought their knowledge of history to life by creating living waxworks of historical figures to showcase Black History Month. The popular annual ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to the president of Northeast Ohio Medical University, saying the school’s decisions to stop funding Black History Month to comply with federal ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - State Representative Melanie Miller has introduced legislation to recognize the 6888th Central Post Battalion, an all-Black women’s unit that served during World War II.

“I really like to learn about the history of where we live and the history of what people have done for ... the oldest black church in Ohio, as well as the Burlington 37 Cemetery.