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“We are a product of our ancestors’ magic…”

To celebrate Black History Month, hear stories of Black Americans celebrating their history, culture, and heritage.

Black History is American History — in these stories Americans reflect on the cultural, social, political, and personal histories and offer their thoughts and stories on Black history and identity.

The people I relate to are people like Elizabeth, a musician and artist of the Utah Black History Museum. We've been working on this for two years...

The tradition that we carry on here at this museum is to preserve the history of the African-American population of Laurel County. We think it's important that the...

What gets me out of bed in the morning is ... the blood of my ancestors.

A day's work is to show up to to help with frontline gun violence prevention and intervention making our communities safer.

The tradition that we carry on is to preserve the history of our ancestors who were illegally kidnapped and then were auctioned off in America.

The people I relate to is Ruby Bridges. She is one of my heroes. Her bravery she achieved is what we should all strive to achieve...

I was raised to believe that everybody is a child of God.

The tradition I carry on is the legacy of the Founder's Day Celebration and the annual all black town Clearview Rodeo held the 1st weekend in August.

The tradition I carry on is representing Black History month through Black excellence and Black Love. My ancestors paved the way for my family and friends to live...