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

Myths around Black History Month continue, Whitehead said, including the idea that the U.S. government purposely chose the shortest month of the year. In reality, Woodson chose February because two ...

if you don't acknowledge the global footprint of Black people. "This is our history," he said. "This is the world we made ...

Black History Month is an annually ... and events in the history of the African diaspora. Diaspora, a strategic scattering of people with a common origin, background and belief system, is an ...

It was a weeklong celebration in an effort to teach people about African-American history and the contributions of Black people. This effort was made under the umbrella of an organization he ...

This past Martin Luther King holiday, I had the honor of being with the Rev. Dr. Bernice King, the daughter of the Rev. Dr.

And while Black History celebrations have been held for decades, some people may not realize how this month-long celebration began. It all started with a scholar named Carter G. Woodson, who founded ...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Black History Month: “Today marks the beginning ...