Black History Month is celebrated throughout the month of February, and its origins trace back 100 years. Here’s what to know about its founder, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, and how the month-long ...

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 ...

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Springfield state and local leaders gathered on Sunday for the 40th annual Black American Heritage flag raising to mark the start of Black History Month. Springfield crews ...

Through an extraordinary gift, The New York Historical, New York’s first museum, can now advance its mission of history and ...

Editor’s note: Danette Mitchell’s column appears each Sunday in the print edition of the Vacaville Reporter. 2026 marks a proud milestone — 100 years of Black History Month — inspiring the community ...

The origin of the month-long commemoration known as Black History Month goes back almost a century ago. For those who don't know the history, some may wonder why Black history is recognized in ...

The Black History Steering Committee celebrated 100 years of Black American history Saturday to honor the century since historian Carter G. Woodson first established “Negro History Week” in 1926, a ...

For nearly 200 years, HBCUs have educated Black Americans. Now, a new exhibition highlights special objects from five universities Kaila Philo A historic marker at Jackson State University, ca. 1950, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Communities throughout Massachusetts are marking Black History Month by raising the Black American Heritage Flag. The flag was developed in the late 1960’s by Melvin ...

“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 ...