The first Black child born in America, William Tucker, was probably born on this date in Jamestown, Va. However, some ...

A decorative bulletin board for Black History ... evolved has created history in itself. In 1926, Carter G. Woodson, founder of the ASALH, established Negro History Week in February to coincide ...

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. Start the day smarter.

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 ...

What initially started as a week-long event nearly a century ago, became a month-long celebration in 1976, when President Gerald Ford decreed Black History Month as an official observation.

Scheduled to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, Black History Month began as Negro History Week in 1926. In the 99 years that have passed since that first ...

Do you remember the Million Man March? What about “Wee Pals” or Shirley Chisholm running for president? Do you remember the Million Man March? What about “Wee Pals” or Shirley Chisholm ...

In 1975, President Gerald Ford issued a message on the Observance of Black History Week, encouraging all Americans to "recognize the important contributions made to our nation's life and culture ...

Many of us want to get our minds back. Because our minds have been basically controlled externally now we want to make that control ours and that's what we're about. *** proclamation of self ...