5 hours ago · This National Black History Month, as America prepares to enter a historic Golden Age, I want to extend my tremendous gratitude to black Americans for all they have done to bring us to this moment ...

13 hours ago · The origins of the month. Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a weeklong celebration in an effort to teach people about African-American history and the contributions of Black people.

19 hours ago · Black History Month, a celebration of Black history, culture and education, kicks off on Feb. 1 WASHINGTON -- Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the ...

1 day ago · In 2024 President Biden made his final proclamation in support of Black History month, noting, “Unbowed by the forces of hate and undaunted as they fought for centuries against slavery ...

5 days ago · The 2025 Black History Month theme, African Americans and Labor, focuses on the various and profound ways that work and working of all kinds – free and unfree, skilled, and unskilled, vocational and voluntary – intersect with the collective experiences of Black people. ... Albemarle Charlottesville NAACP. Burke Brown Steppe Chapter of the ...

2 days ago · (ABC 6 News) – On Wednesday, the Rochester branch of the NAACP unveiled its list of events for Black History Month 2025. The first event will take place on Saturday, February 1st.

Negro History Week grew into Black History Month in 1970 under the leadership of Black educators and students at Kent State University and would become a federally recognized event six years later. President Gerald Ford recognized Black History Month in 1976 during the celebration of the United States Bicentennial.

Jan 14, 2010 · Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history. Also known as African American History Month, the...

Jan 6, 2025 · The founding of the NAACP coincides with Black History Month. On Feb. 12, 2025, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will celebrate its 116th birthday.

On view at National Museum of African American History and Culture through June 8, 2025, In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World immerses visitors in the freedom-making practices of Black communities navigating both the histories and the legacies of …