There’s a little more than a week left in Black History Month 2025. Where did the time go? It doesn’t help that the U.S. observation is in a month with only 28 days. Why is Black History Month ...

Initially only a week-long, Black History Month was created to ensure Black history would not be forgotten. Carter G. Woodson, a Black historian and founder of the Association for the Study of African ...

“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.” — Carter G. Woodson I began ...

Earlier this week I came across President Trump’s “Proclamation on National Black History Month.” Seeing his effort to attach himself to the event, given his history with racially insensitive comments ...

The Fast Company Impact Council is an invitation-only membership community of top leaders and experts who pay dues for access to peer learning, thought leadership, and more. BY Joe Scantlebury The ...

The first iteration of Black History Month was organized in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, the son of formerly enslaved people and the second Black person to earn a PhD from Harvard University. It was ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Printed handbill advertising Negro History Week programming at the Freedom House in Boston. The flier is on beige ...