February is Black History Month — but where did the concept come from? The answer is right here in Central Virginia.

Historian and author Carter G. Woodson is remembered as the “Father of Black History.” Read about his education, books, idea ...

The historian promoted Negro History Week as part of efforts to embed Black studies into the American education system.

When we think about the transformative power of education, Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s name and impact stand out. Known as the “Father of Black History,” Woodson’s remarkable contributions to Black ...

We all have identities. Some can easily be seen while others can’t. Being both Black and Jewish is how I identify, and something I am immensely proud of. My mother, sister and I converted to Judaism ...

Our columnist talks with one of Black History Month’s modern-day keepers about the work it takes to remember the past – and ...

Wabash Ave., Chicago. Carter G. Woodson, a University of Chicago alum, was staying in a room at the Colored YMCA, as it was designated, while manning a booth at the Exposition of Fifty Years of ...

The man behind Black History Month was a Harvard scholar who felt “all Americans should understand the largely overlooked ...

Carter G. Woodson, “The Mis-Education of the Negro,” 1933 Carter G. Woodson, a Black historian who considered Black contributions to American society “overlooked, ignored, and even ...

As a child, Carter G. Woodson, the son of formerly enslaved and illiterate parents, endured the backbreaking labor of a ...

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 knowledge ...