Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month — a celebration of Black history, culture and education. The history of the month dates ...
Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in ...
Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the ...
In 1999, a man from New Jersey put Louisville on the map after becoming the first successful hand transplant patient in the ...