Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in ...

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

Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of ...

The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum at Marshall University will kick off its Black History Month celebrations Monday at Marshall ...

Here's everything to know about Black History Month, including when it is, where it was first celebrated and this year's ...

From Civil War ties to the nation's first private HBCU, Ohio's Black history runs deep. Here's what to know this Black History Month.

Today, the AJC is marking the 10th anniversary of our acclaimed Black History Month series with "Atlanta Unveiled: How African Americans Shaped Our City." ...

ST. PETERSBURG — As President Donald Trump blames the worst U.S. air disaster in more than a decade on diversity policies and companies scale back anti-discrimination programs amid conservative ...

Mwatabu Okantah was at Kent State when Black History Month was first celebrated. He reflects on the groundwork laid and why it still matters.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and other well-known African American leaders in our country’s history during this important National Black History Month that begins on Feb.1, but the life and legacy of ...

When “Father of Black History” Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week, the precursor to Black History Month, he chose the second week in February, as it coincided with the birthdays of ...