Call me sentimental, but this warms my heart: all these kids doing their experiments with biofuels and rockets and making their posters. Science Fair was ... I had all of one black classmate.

Courtney Shelby and Kathy Hiner spent the month researching and preparing their science fair-style presentations and poster boards, each detailing the life of a prominent Black historical figure.

The annual science fair ... also spending Black History Month, which lasts through February, researching the scientists that they emulated during the school’s one-day fair.

NEWARK, NJ — Some of Newark’s youngest students recently celebrated Black History Month with a school science fair. Dozens of ...