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 ...
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 ...
Founder and CEO of the Black Male Educators Alliance recognized for providing professional development to educators in ...
A football coach bringing his influential playstyle to Sacramento State, a Rocklin fire chief who's been breaking barriers ...
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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 ...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — South Bend celebrated Black History Month Thursday afternoon with their 10th annual Black ...
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