The City of Brotherly Love celebrates Black culture all year long, and Black History Month offers a special opportunity to reflect on the Black experience, commemorate the many contributions of Black figures throughout history, and pave the way for a more just and equitable future. This Black Hi...
Go further with your Black History Month lessons We hope these resources make it easier for you to start engaging, reflective, and thoughtful conversations in your class this February to recognize and celebrate all the richness that Black History Month has to offer. But more importantly, we hope...
when we talk about black history and the black experience, we have to leave room for art and expression that has a sense of levity to it. often we see ourselves represented through discussions of trauma and racism, but to see a black woman on screen, played by tessa thompson, so openly ...
Check out these six themed BLK RVA itinerary ideas! This Black History Month, get to know BLK RVA, a collaborative tourism initiative that amplifies and celebrates Black culture in the Richmond Region year-round. Visit the BLK RVA website to begin exploring BLK RVA’s unique soul. FACEBOOK...
We asked our Grotto community what recommendations they had for Black History Month. Here are books, movies, podcasts, and more.
While Black History Month has only been recognized in Canada since 1979, Black people’s contributions have been a critical part of Canadian history.The Colored Conventions, as one example, was a movement starting in the 1830s by Black organizers, educators, entrepreneurs, church leaders, and wri...
The celebration of Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator and publisher. It became a month-long celebration in 1976.
I have worked in the city of Detroit for more than 10 years. Detroit is where ideas come alive. I have seen artist, entrepreneurs and everyday people bring their visions to life. We lift each other up and support one another every step of the journey. Businesses and people are moving he...
1926: Negro History Week is formed The precursor to Black History Month was the brainchild of historian Carter G. Woodson in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. Corresponding with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, the week wa...
an organization founded by Woodson in 1915. (It was then called the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History.) Each year, the ASALH selects a national theme for Black History Month. The theme for 2001 is Creating and Defining the African-American Community: Family, Church, Politi...