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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 ...
In 2025, the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library marks a significant milestone: its 50th anniversary. The library has been a cornerstone of culture.
I’m proud to have been a part of my high school changing its name to honor Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the father of Black History and originator of Black History Month.
More than 225 people gathered to celebrate African American history and culture at The Philadelphia Tribune’s annual Christopher J. Perry/Carter G. Woodson Black History Celebration luncheon on ...
Here in Black History Month, the meaning of my identity resonates even more deeply after my mother told me we are descendants of the man who founded this great holiday: Carter G. Woodson.
Carter G. Woodson, who started the precursor to Black History Month, wrote of Cincinnati’s Black history before the Civil War for a scholarly journal.
The seeds of Black History Month were sown more than 100 years ago in the South Side YMCA at 3763 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. Carter G. Woodson, a University of Chicago alum, was staying in a room at ...
It all started with a scholar named Carter G. Woodson, who founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) in 1915 to research, preserve, and disseminate ...
From dried peat to bagging and selling produce, Carter G. Woodson Academy seniors Tyren Harris and Faustin Luka give Lexington a glimpse into Gen Z’s passion for combining traditional ...
Many of us celebrating Black History Month will honor scholar Carter G. Woodson, the “father of Black history.” Born in Virginia in 1875, Woodson was raised in a society that severely limited ...