Black History Month wasn't always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week.

Black History Month really took off in the 1960s during the Black Power movement, said Carr. Students on college campuses such as Howard University, Tuskegee University in Alabama, ...

The company allegedly distributed "Fun Facts" fliers at the workplace that included information about the Tulsa Race Massacre ...

Black History Month, a federally recognized celebration, was created nearly a century ago to recognize the “the countless Black men and women who had contributed to the advance of human ...

L. Lee Tyus Jr. raised concerns about breakroom flyers at the St. Paul facility that labeled racial atrocities as “fun facts.

F ebruary is Black History Month and it pays tribute to the achievements of African Americans throughout U.S. history. It has been celebrated since 1976, but actually started back in 1926 with ...

Black educators and students at Kent State University in Portage County, Ohio, proposed the idea of Black History Month in 1969, and first celebrated it in 1970.

A worker fired from General Mills says the company retaliated against him after he reported “offensive” Black History Month ...

Black History Month starts this weekend, but its origins are more than 100 years old. Here's why it's always celebrated in February.

Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the public to honor the contributions of Black Americans, according to the museum.

There’s a little more than a week left in Black History Month 2025.. Where did the time go? It doesn’t help that the U.S. observation is in a month with only 28 days.

Since taking office in January, President Trump has tried to reframe the country’s past involving racism and discrimination ...