From a week to Black History Month Negro History Week grew as municipalities began to recognize it and it moved beyond the classrooms, to theaters libraries and museums. Then organizations began ...

“It wasn’t really until the 1960s and 1970s that, sort of, after Negro History Week was pretty well established within Black institutions in the 1960s and 70s, it gained recognition sort of outside ...

Each February, we celebrate Black History Month by honoring the achievements of African Americans who have shaped this nation. From Frederick Douglass to Booker T. Washington, from Thomas Sowell ...

Key takeaways Black History Month is celebrated in February in the USandCanada and October in the UK and Ireland. Carter G. Woodson founded Negro History Week in 1926, which later became Black ...

Black History Month, a tradition in the United States since its formal establishment in 1976, honors the contributions of Black Americans to the nation’s history and culture. There was initial ...

Google in 2025 said Black History Month is no longer highlighted by default on Google Calendar, saying it was no longer "scalable or sustainable" to continue adding the growing number of national ...