Sometimes it can take decades for society to properly credit those who made history. Matthew Henson is a particular case in point. Henson was the first explorer to reach the North Pole in 1909, though ...

February is all about celebrating black history, and throughout the month we'll be honoring influential African Americans whose stories you might not yet know. Some are pioneers in their field, some ...

‘Matthew Henson and the Ice Temple of Harlem’ By Gary Phillips. Agora/Polis, 272 pages, $27.99 Mysteries can offer a bit of a history lesson as Gary Phillips shows in his exciting “Matthew Henson and ...

On April 6, 1909, Matthew Henson stood atop the world with Robert Peary as co-discoverer of the North Pole. When Henson descended from the frigid north his reception was distinctly cool, even in ...

Thanks to a UCLA graduate student, a crater on the moon is now named for the famed Arctic explorer Matthew Henson. In 1909, Henson, a Black man, became one of the first people in recorded history to ...

In honor of Black History Month, the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum is featuring Matthew A. Henson, the famous African American Arctic explorer, on its February button of the month. In honor of Black ...

22 cent Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson stamp art by Dennis Lyall, c. 1986 Loan from the United States Postal Service, Postmaster General's Collection This artwork adorns a postage stamp of Admiral ...

The International Astronomical Union has named a crater at the Moon’s south pole after the Arctic explorer Matthew Henson, a Black man who in 1909 was one of the first people to stand at the very top ...

Mysteries can offer a bit of a history lesson, as Gary Phillips shows in his exciting “Matthew Henson and the Ice Temple of Harlem.” Matthew Henson was a real person — a Black explorer who was part of ...

22 cent Robert E. Peary and Matthew Henson stamp art by Dennis Lyall, c. 1986 Loan from the United States Postal Service, Postmaster General's Collection This artwork adorns a postage stamp of Admiral ...

Mysteries can offer a bit of a history lesson as Gary Phillips shows in his exciting “Matthew Henson and the Ice Temple of Harlem.” Matthew Henson was a real person — a Black explorer who was part of ...