The history of Black History Month makes us question this
After founding the Journal, Woodson decided to go further and start “Negro History Week” in 1926. He timed this for the second week in February, to coincide with the birthdays of both Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. In 1976, this grew into the Black History Month we now recognize every year.
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Sit-ins, soldiers, a lost district: Des Moines' remarkable Black historyFlashback: Griffin and two other Black residents were denied service at Katz Drug Store in downtown Des Moines in 1948, per ...
On Feb. 26, Arizona State University's Multicultural Communities of Excellence will be holding Know History Know Self on the ...
French street artist Shuck One is honoring Black figures who shaped France’s recent history on the mainland and overseas in ...
Trump also announced he planned to bring Alice Johnson, a prison reform advocate whom he pardoned in 2020, into his ...
A football coach bringing his influential playstyle to Sacramento State, a Rocklin fire chief who's been breaking barriers ...
Dr. Curtis Lewis works to provide young Black men with male role models in the classroom. A native of Chicago, Dr. Lewis was ...
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Hidden Black History Highlighted on Explore Jax Core TourYolanda ‘Yollie’ Copeland is a woman with a mission. The retired sheriff’s deputy, who moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 2013 ...
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FULL SPECIAL: The unsung heroes of Black historyMaking more than music and memories, these unsung heroes of Black history inspired the world around them and continue to do ...
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