black history month

In 2018 the International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucky Horse Park opened Black Horsemen of the Kentucky Turf, a permanent exhibit to celebrate the…

In this Black History Month edition of WUKY's award winning series Saving Stories we hear how Harry Sykes became Lexington's first African American to be…

This year's annual Black History Month ceremony at the state Capitol saw the awarding of a "long overdue" promotion to a Kentucky native who became the…

The Urban League of Lexington-Fayette County is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and as part of our observance of Black History Month WUKY's…

Saving Stories observes Black History Month with this look at how Lexington's daily mainstream newspapers handled coverage of African American…

The director of the University of Kentucky’s Martin Luther King Center says he hopes members of the Lexington community will attend at least one planned…

In this Black History Month edition of Saving Stories we hear from Kentuckian Charles Neblett, one of the founding members of the Freedom Singers which…

Gov. Matt Bevin joined the Kentucky Black Legislative Caucus for a Black History Month celebration in the heart of the Kentucky Capitol Wednesday. Singers…

As the University of Kentucky continues to celebrate its sesquicentennial we take a look back at efforts to desegregate the school. Lincoln County native…

This week we take a look back at Douglass Park, Lexington's first park dedicated exclusively for African Americans.Hear what the park used to look like…