Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created ...

Related: Black History Month Themes Through the Years (1928-2025) 1. Dr. Carter G. Woodson, known as the "Father of Black ...

Despite 2025 Oscars snubs, let's take a look at Black, history-making moments at the Academy Awards over the years. On Feb. 21, 1965, Malcolm X was shot and killed in front of his pregnant wife ...

Now, Black History Month is celebrated each February as a way ... Woodson, an American historian, first came up with Negro ...

While the White House has issued its position, agencies of the government have discretion on whether to continue to recognize Black History Month, according to the official. On Feb. 1, the first ...

In 2016, Battle “established April as International Black Women’s History Month…in the city of Atlanta to uplift and support the achievements of Black and minority women, and to build ...

This Black History Month, John Yang explores the origins of DEI in America for our… The story of Granny Hayden, a Black midwife who was born into slavery Mary Stepp Burnette Hayden was born into ...

‘This is current history’: St. Augustine Beach issues its first-ever Black History Month proclamation In a historic moment for St. Augustine Beach, the city officially proclaimed February 2025 ...

Black History Month is held in February to celebrate the numerous achievements accomplished by the black community, and to honor the unique challenges black people have faced both historically and in ...