More about Black History Month 2022: ‘Black Health and Wellness’ When Woodson established Negro History week in 1926, he realized the importance of providing a theme to focus the attention of ...

More about Black History Month 2022: ‘Black Health and Wellness’ When Woodson established Negro History week in 1926, he realized the importance of providing a theme to focus the attention of ...

Today marks the start of the 46th year of celebrating Black History Month. This tradition originally began as “Negro History Week.” Dr. Carter G. Woodson felt that African Americans were not ...

More about Black History Month 2022: ‘Black Health and Wellness’ When Woodson established Negro History week in 1926, he realized the importance of providing a theme to focus the attention of ...

The month started as "Negro History Week" in 1926. It sprang from the efforts of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American scholar who chose February since the birthdays of legendary orator ...

Black History Month Explained: Who Started It, Why It's in February and More Facts You Should Know The history of the month-long celebration goes back more than 100 years ...

How did Black History Month start? The origins of Black History Month date back to February 1926 when Carter G. Woodson came up with the idea of Negro History Week.

"Negro History Week" was first initiated by historian and author Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, in 1926, per the NAACP.

By Woodson’s death in 1950, Negro History Week became a staple for Black culture, with more Americans joining the celebration and mayors of cities across the nation issuing proclamations for the ...

Although at least February has an extra day this year, it's true that Black History Month is celebrated on the shortest month in the calendar year. But it grew out of a week created nearly 100 ...

Annual celebration dates back almost 100 yearsThis year’s events kicked off in Cardiff with the unveiling of a statue paying tribute to the first black head teacher in Welsh history, Betty ...

In 1976, then-President Gerald Ford was the first U.S. president to recognize Black History Month officially. Congress passed a law designating February as National Black History Month in 1986.