In honor of Black History month, Blair Ledet looked into historian and journalist Carter G. Woodson, who initiated the first National Negro History Week on Feb. 7, 1926. The observance was created to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Illustration featuring Carter G. Woodson from the Michigan Chronicle on May 1, 1943. On Feb. 7, the leading Black history ...

Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the founder of Negro History Week, Black History Month, and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, is remembered for his dedication to preserving ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Underneath the melting snow is a deep history tied to the person responsible for remembering and honoring African American history. Exactly 100 years ago this February, Dr. Carter G ...

Santa Barbara Black Culture House will host a free panel discussion, 100 Years of Black History Month: A Living Legacy, 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, at The ...

Celebrate 100 years of Black History Month and the ongoing fight for African American history. Learn about the legacy of ...

HUNTINGTON — Marshall University’s Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum kicked off the 100th year of Negro History Week on Friday evening with a Centennial event, bringing together community pillars dedicated ...

It all began in the summer of 1915. While attending a celebration of the 50th anniversary of emancipation, historian Carter G. Woodson was inspired to form an organization dedicated to studying the ...

The 2026 Black History Month theme is "A Century of Black History Commemorations" as February marks 100 years since Dr.

Throughout his career, historian Carter G. Woodson, AB’1908, AM’1908, worked to change how Americans thought about Black history. The University of Chicago alum began that mission when, in February ...

ST. LOUIS – Historian and journalist Carter G. Woodson initiated the first National Negro History Week on Feb. 7, 1926. The observance was created to preserve and educate the public on Black history, ...