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Opinion: Everyone should know the history behind Black History Month. It's applicable today.
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s ironic that, amid the celebration of Black History Month, headlines tell of diversity programs...
Why We Celebrate Black History Month in February
Country Living via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe origins of Black History Month date back to 1926 when scholar Carter G. Woodson spearheaded a week-long event in February. Here's how it became a...
This Virginia High School Has Been Renamed To Honor Carter G. Woodson
Blavity via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThursday evening, Virginia’s Fairfax County School Board unanimously renamed W.T. Woodson High...
Lexington’s Carter G. Woodson prep academy is getting a new name. Here’s why.
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoOn Monday, Lexington’s Carter G. Woodson Preparatory Academy will either be renamed the George...
Benjamin Crump Makes Commanding Plea For Black History: It's 'American History'
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAttorneyBenjaminCrump made a dynamic plea to not let politicians “in Florida or any of the other 50...
Black history is American history. We must face facts, face fears and face forward.
USA TODAY Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAmerican history matters. Black history is American history. Therefore, Black history matters. This...
Honoring Black History: Carter G. Woodson
WJBF Augusta via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWJBF – Did you know that Black History Month was originally just a week? Dr. Carter G. Woodson, known as the “Father of Black History,” started the first Negro History Week in 1926. It grew ...
Meet the 22-year-old 'Gen Z Historian' who uses Tiktok to share the truth behind some of history's...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years ago22-year-old Kahlil Greene made history as the first Black student body president of Yale. Now he's...
11 Black history facts to commemorate Black History Month
TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFebruary is Black History Month. Honor the contributions of luminaries like Martin Luther King Jr.,...
How the Appalachian African American Cultural Center is preserving Black history
WJHL Tri-Cities via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPENNINGTON GAP, Va. (WJHL) – In the mountains of Pennington Gap, the Appalachian African American...