PA Humanities and Erie's Black Wall Street created "Voices of History Erie," an oral history film project preserving the ...

This year marks the 100-year anniversary of Negro History Week and the 50 th anniversary of its later iteration, Black History Month. For those who want a detailed history of the celebration, I ...

For Black History Month 2026, the AJC will focus on “African Americans and the Arts.” Follow here as we explore Atlanta and ...

In 1926, during the nadir of Black history, Dr. Carter G. Woodson—the founder of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), the son of formerly enslaved parents, a ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A few weeks later, Trump hosted a Black History Month reception at the White House.

One hundred years ago, Black History Month began as an act of correction. Historian Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week to preserve Black contributions from being erased from American ...

Black History Month is a nationwide movement to both celebrate and learn about the Black culture Black History Month is a nationwide movement that celebrates and educates about Black culture and the ...

CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WMBD) — It is the 100th anniversary of celebrating Black history. “We were not waiting to be told to celebrate. We were already celebrating,” Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead, national ...

During the U.S. bicentennial celebrations in 1976, President Gerald Ford declared that February should be dedicated to highlighting the achievements of and challenges faced by Black Americans. The ...