Celebrating Black History Month: 2025

This Black History Month, we’re revisiting the often-overlooked, intertwined histories of Black and South Asian communities.

From the South African Indians who fought against apartheid to the enduring connections between Black and Dalit solidarity, these 15 stories from our archives shed light on our often shared activism, cuisines, and cultures — across borders and time. 

Black History Month became an official holiday in 1976, when U.S. President Gerald Ford urged Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”

This year’s theme, “African Americans and Labor,” focuses on the “intersections between Black people’s work and their workplaces in all their iterations” — throughout the U.S., Africa, and the diaspora.

At The Juggernaut, we’re committed to telling untold stories — and, this month, we’ll continue that work with original reporting that deepens our understanding of these powerful connections.