A statue of Carter G. Woodson, the “Father of Black History,” in Washington. D.C. at the Carter G. Woodson Memorial Park.

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) hosted its 99th Annual Black History Luncheon, ...

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

He chose February because the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and abolitionist Frederick Douglass were celebrated this month. Lincoln’s birthday was Feb. 12, and Douglass, born a slave, didn’t ...

Who Was Carter G. Woodson? Known as the “Father of Black ... He served as principal of the Armstrong Manual Training School in Washington D.C. before becoming a dean at Howard University and ...

Black History Month Founded by historian Carter G. Woodson as “Negro History Week ... Georgia, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Indiana, and New York, to name a few, reported on the success ...

Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, the first and only African American cardinal and retiring archbishop of Washington, D.C., ...

Each February, the African American legacy that shaped America is honored during Black History Month. Here are some places to ...

Amidst a federal pushback on celebrations of heritage and race — marked in part by federal agencies pausing observances of ...