People walk by the mural at The Breakfast Klub, 3711 Travis St., Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Houston. The mural by Reginald Adams pays tribute to four Black legends: Marcus Garvey, Carter G. Woodson, ...

Starting in the school year 2024–25, W. T. Woodson High School will be officially known as the Carter G. Woodson High School, named in honor of the distinguished Black author, educator and ...

Richmond Sheriff: Richmond Sheriff Antionette Irving defeated challenger William Burnett. With no Republican candidate ...

A powerful Juneteenth commemoration brought together families with a complex shared history as descendants of enslaved people ...

Named after Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a pioneering historian and educator known as the “Father of Black History,” the library was established to honor his legacy and foster a deeper understanding ...

As the class of 2025 graduates as the first class of Carter G Woodson High School, let’s remind ourselves that history is not static. ... Let’s honor that legacy by continuing to learn, ...

Golden anniversaries are approaching across the Lower Shore to commemorate a fallen anchor of black life. In Cambridge, it was Mace's Lane. In Crisfield, it was Carter G. Woodson. In Newark, it ...

Carter G. Woodson is the reason we celebrate Black history this month, and every February. Not many people know him, but he was a scholar, a journalist, and an activist who decided in the early ...

Carter G. Woodson, who Encylopedia Virginia describes as the “Father of Black History,” was born on Dec. 19, 1875 in Buckingham County. His parents, Anne Woodson of Buckingham and James ...

Cardinal Wilton Gregory’s mention of Carter G. Woodson, and his hope that his legacy will inspire future generations, was a microcosm of the overarching message that “Black History Month is as ...

Dr. Carter G. Woodson started the event in the second week of February 1926 to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, which were already being commemorated by Black ...

Each February, the African American legacy that shaped America is honored during Black History Month. The month's origins can be traced back to 1915 when author and historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson ...