Black History Month is an entire month devoted to putting a spotlight on African Americans who have made contributions to our country. Originally, it was seen as a way of teaching students and ...

"Black History Month is in the shortest month of the year, and the coldest," comedian Chris Rock said in 2015. "Just in case we want to have a parade." Although at least February has an extra day ...

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.

For many people, Black History Month was the one month where the history of Black Americans was talked about each day in school. We wrote papers on Martin Luther King Jr., heard the story of Rosa ...

Black History Month has been around for decades, but the first iteration of how the month is now celebrated began nearly a century ago. Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard-trained historian, wanted to ...

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.

We’ve been asking what Black History Month means to you. We received a variety of answers, and thought we’d highlight some of the responses. Recommended Videos Thank you to EVERYONE who filled ...

Black History Month: African American history and civil rights Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. Birmingham, Alabama. Located in the heart of a city that served as a civil rights battleground ...