Historian and author Carter G. Woodson is remembered as the “Father of Black History.” Read about his education, books, idea ...

The historian promoted Negro History Week as part of efforts to embed Black studies into the American education system.

Black History Month started as "Negro History Week" in February 1926 as a way to chronicle the accomplishments of African ...

New defense secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled all cultural awareness months in the Department of Defense, including Black ...

Each February, the United States observes Black History Month, which recognizes the contributions, struggles and achievements ...

That has long proved a challenge to historians of the Black experience. Carter G. Woodson worked to change that. Best known as the Father of Black History Month for having created the predecessor ...

Wabash Ave., Chicago. Carter G. Woodson, a University of Chicago alum, was staying in a room at the Colored YMCA, as it was designated, while manning a booth at the Exposition of Fifty Years of ...

Each February, the African American legacy that shaped America is honored during Black History Month. Here are some places to ...

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has named the theme for this Black History Month.

The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceym kicks off Black History Month and announces the winners of the annual Black History Month ...

It all started with a scholar named Carter G. Woodson, who founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) in 1915 to research, preserve, and disseminate ...

Kamala Harris became the first but not the last. Black people are truly amazing. It’s just as Carter Woodson predicted: we have used our “beautiful history…to inspire us to greater ...