Spotlight on the News will broadcast its 2025 Black History Month special celebrating the contributions of African Americans and labor (all types of work), past and present.

President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976 when he called for the public to "seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.

Black history, includes art history, and over the years people of color have been portrayed in paintings in various ways and one local artist to get the full picture. Acknowledging African Artist “Art is in the eye of the beholder.