After founding the Journal, Woodson decided to go further and start “Negro History Week” in 1926. He timed this for the ...

Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in ...

Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why ...

Schools, museums and communities across the nation are marking Black History Month — a celebration of Black history, culture ...

Why is Black History Month celebrated in the shortest month of the year ... It has its roots in Negro History Week, which ...

BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — February is Black History Month — but where did the concept come from? The answer is right ...

In 1926, a week was dedicated to honoring the contributions of African Americans to the nation. This initiative, initiated by ...

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Founded by Carter G. Woodson in 1976, Black History Month is a month-long celebration in February that aims to spread pride ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Initially only a week-long, Black History Month was created to ensure Black history would not be forgotten.  Carter G. Woodson, a Black historian and founder of the Association for ...

He chose February because the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass were celebrated this month. Lincoln’s birthday was Feb. 12, and Douglass, born a slave, didn’t ...