Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A look into the history of 100 years of Black History celebrations How Negro History Week, founded by Carter G. Woodson in 1926, ...

I recently interviewed Jarvis R. Givens, a professor of education and African and African American studies at Harvard University. His new book, I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WMBD) — It is the 100th anniversary of celebrating Black history. “We were not waiting to be told to celebrate.

What started out as Negro History Week in 1926 has evolved into a month-long celebration. Now, Black History Month is celebrated each February as a way to remember the accomplishments and ...

This year's commemoration of Black History Month is of particular significance. That’s because it marks a century of recognizing Black people’s contributions to the country. In 1926, what was then ...

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, ...

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 ...

Judson L. Jeffries argues that the erasure of Black history has reached an alarming level. Judson L. Jeffries is a professor of African American and African Studies at Ohio State University and a ...

“If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated,” wrote Carter G. Woodson in a ...

How Negro History Week, founded by Carter G. Woodson in 1926, evolved into today’s nationally recognized Black History Month. Black history has always existed. The fight has never been about whether ...

Black History Month is an annual observance in February that highlights the history and contributions of Black people. The month was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln ...