NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - All this month, we're celebrating Black History Month. We're going back to its origins, more than a century ago. CBS2's Dana Tyler introduces us to the man known as the "Father ...

Dec. 19 marked the 149th birthday of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. In celebration, the National Park Service (NPS) hosted a birthday celebration on Dec. 14 at Dunbar High School located at 101 N Street NW, ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Black History Month has its origins right in Chicago at the Wabash YMCA in the city's Bronzeville neighborhood. University of Chicago alum Dr. Carter G. Woodson played a key role in ...

ROCKFORD -- Black History Month is a time to pay tribute to the contributions of African Americans who have helped shape the nation. You can't celebrate Black History Month, without knowing how it ...

Carter Godwin Woodson was born on December 19, 1875, in New Canton, Virginia, to Anna Eliza Riddle Woodson and James Woodson. The fourth of seven children, Carter worked as a sharecropper and a miner ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Feb. 1 marks the beginning of Black History Month. And to prime you for WTHR’s monthlong celebration of African Americans' contribution to our country, we want to share the history of ...

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From lunch counter sit-ins to a garbage workers’ strike to school desegregation, St. Petersburg has a rich story to tell of civil rights, African-American trailblazers and vibrant black neighborhoods.

The Trent House Association joins the Greater Trenton chapter of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, in commemorating the birthday of ASALH founder, Dr. Carter G.

Carter G. Woodson library in Chicago (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre) In 2025, the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library marks a significant milestone: its 50th anniversary. Situated at 9525 S.

As we enter Black History Month, I reflect on the varied meanings it has held for me throughout the many stages of my life. When I was young, it felt like an obligatory time of homework and essays ...