While following the traditional format established when President Gerald Ford first recognized Black History Month in 1976, ...

He signed the proclamation on Friday to honor the annual observance. “Throughout our history, black Americans ... to a full month. Eventually, in 1976, President Gerald Ford became the first ...

While following the traditional format established when President Gerald Ford first recognized Black History Month in 1976, Trump's proclamation avoided discussing systemic issues or specific ...

President Trump issued a proclamation recognizing February ... Negro History Week evolved into Black History Month. President Gerald Ford was the first president to recognize Black History Month ...

A stance that contradicts Trump's issuing of a proclamation recognizing ... In 1976, then-President Gerald Ford was the first U.S. president to recognize Black History Month officially.

Every president since Gerald Ford in 1976 has issued a proclamation recognizing Black History Month. Trump's proclamation highlighted the significance of Black Americans. “Throughout our ...

Eventually, in 1976, President Gerald Ford became the ... will not affect how Black History Month is celebrated. "Negro History Week started in 1926 without any proclamation from anyone other ...

President Gerald Ford recognized and honored the importance of Black history by officially extending the week to an entire month in 1976.Black History Month is meant to recognize and remember ...

The month-long commemoration created ... the shifts from a week to a month and from Negro history to Black history.” Since President Gerald Ford signed that first proclamation in 1976, every ...

Gerald Ford in 1976 became the first president to issue ... proclamations marking the month as a celebration of Black history, culture and education. Trump’s proclamation Friday specifically ...

As White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt promised, Trump signed a proclamation on Friday to honor the annual observance. Every year, National Black History Month is an occasion to celebrate ...