February is Black History Month — but where did the concept come from? The answer is right here in Central Virginia.

He chose February because the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass were celebrated this ...

Former West Virginia State Sen. Marie E. Redd will present this year's Carter G. Woodson Lecture at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the Shawkey Room of Marshall University's Memorial Student Center. A ...

KCAU 9 is celebrating the highlighting Siouxland's African-American history-makers of Siouxland, both past and present with a ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory’s mention of Carter G. Woodson, and his hope that his legacy will inspire future generations, was a ...

More than 225 people gathered to celebrate African American history and culture at The Philadelphia Tribune’s annual ...

More than 225 people gathered at the Union League to celebrate African-American history and culture at The Philadelphia ...

An artifact of a $10 Confederate States of American note printed in Richmond vividly illustrates the undeniable role that ...

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 roots of Black History Month are credited with growing from Chicago’s Black History Weeks – thanks to the efforts of Carter G. Woodson- in the summer of 1915.

Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the ...