Well, today is the first day of Black History Month, started by Carter G. Woodson in order to help and encourage our people to learn more ...

Some hockey fans are familiar with the story of Willie O'Ree, who was the first Black player to break the color line in the NHL when he ...

The Mardi Gras parades are in full swing down in New Orleans as the carnival season builds toward its Fat Tuesday conclusion, with one of th...

Black Canadians have close intertwined ties and kinship with their southern cousins on many levels, and nowhere in Canada is that statement ...

If a Black person gets in trouble, he calls out two names, Jesus and the NAACP. Joe Madison Today marks the 100th anniversary of an iconi...

TransGriot Note: I mentioned that Black History Month is now celebrated in Canada as well. Here's a message from Jason Kenney, the Min...

Happy Black History Month! While I could gripe endlessly about the fact that Black History Month takes place during the shortest month of...

TransGriot Note: I was going to write something on TransGriot about the drag balls for Black History Month, but who would know better than s...

I've either posted to TransGriot or authored a few Black history posts over the years as well. I'll make it easy on you loyal TransG...

The International Foundation For Gender Education (IFGE) sponsors two awards that are chosen by the transgender community at large. To be pr...

I've posted various articles over the years on some of our GLBT history. Since I have over 600 posts for you to wade through to find th...

'History is a record of the progress of mankind rather than of racial and national achievements.' Carter G. Woodson The father of B...

Cathay Williams has the distinction of being the only female member of the legendary Buffalo Soldiers. How did she do so in a time when t...