WISN 12 News is celebrating Black History, highlighting important facts and figures each day of Black History Month.

From the site of Durham’s Black Wall Street, where Black-owned businesses thrived, to the site of the state’s oldest ...

Greensboro, North Carolina marked the 65th anniversary of the sit-ins at a Woolworth lunch counter that sparked a national ...

Feb. 1, 2025, marked 65 years since four Black college students sat at an all-white lunch counter at Woolworth's in ...

Kelton Edmonds doesn’t just know the history of the “Greensboro Four,” the group of Black freshman students at North Carolina Architectural & Technical State College, who staged the first ...

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University hosted a celebratory breakfast to commemorate the 65th anniversary ...

The historic Piasa Masonic Temple, built in 1915 in Downtown Alton, remains unoccupied but holds a rich history dating back to 1844.

February 1st has seen a myriad of significant events throughout history, spanning across politics, social movements, science, ...

In 1960, four students from North Carolina A&T refused to give up their seats at a lunch counter. Their actions sparked a national sit-in movement.

By sitting down to lunch at a North Carolina department store, the brave men inspired many others to take part in nonviolent ...

Today’s breakfast was a moment for celebration and reflection as participants gathered to hear messages about fighting for ...

Saturday will mark 65 years since four Black college students (David Richmond, Frank Mccain, Ezell Blair Junior, who is now known as Jibreel Khazan, and Joseph Mcneil) ...