Black history happens every day, and the stories from NPR listeners are good examples of that. From becoming the first Black mayor of a town to singing music about change, these stories matter.

This year’s Black History Month theme is “African Americans and Labor,” focusing on the ways work impacts “the collective experiences of Black people,” according to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History,

New Mexico is known for its rich culture and diverse array of people, and on Sunday, the New Mexico Black Student Alliance celebrated that diversity with its own unique salute to Black History Month.

Famous names and famous firsts make it into the history books. The ones who lead the marches and make the speeches to the faceless crowds. But it’s the faces in the crowd who make history. If you ask historian Yohuru Williams which stories inspire him during Black History Month,