The seeds of Black History Month were sown more than 100 years ago in the South Side YMCA at 3763 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. Carter G. Woodson, a University of Chicago alum, was staying in a room at ...

But without historian Carter G. Woodson, who devoted much of his life to shining a light on Black history, the celebration might not exist. ... Black History Month was established in February 1976.

You can't celebrate Black History Month, without knowing how it came to be. Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a distinguished author, editor, and teacher, dedicated his life to educating Black people about ...

The origins of Black History Month can be traced back nearly a hundred years to an unassuming, three-story brick rowhouse in Washington. In 1922, Carter G. Woodson, known as “the father of Black ...

Our columnist talks with one of Black History Month’s modern-day keepers about the work it takes to remember the past – and to carve out space for the future.

February wasn't chosen for Black History Month because it was shorter than the other months, ... Carter G. Woodson Elementary School in Jacksonville and Dr. Carter G. Woodson PK-8 in Tampa.

Black History Month, which has Chicago roots, has faced resistance from the start. Photographs of the Wabash YMCA, Negro History Week and Carter G. Woodson. Collage by Maggie Sivit.

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Carter G. Woodson was a scholar who enjoyed learning and celebrating the history of Black Americans. He didn't want the achievements of African Americans to be missed. So, he ...

Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in February of 1926.

It has its roots in Negro History Week, which began in 1926, a creation of Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History he founded with the focus of encouraging ...

At 12:15 p.m. on most days, Woodson, who would launch what became Black History Month, met with his staff in the kitchen of the house. He’d give orders and strategize.