No other president, Republican or Democrat, has ever used a Black History Month proclamation for such crass self-promotion.” ...

Black History Month is a time to celebrate and acknowledge the many contributions of Black Americans in this country.

By 1975, President Gerald Ford recognized it as "Black History Week" before it was expanded to Black History Month in 1976. February was selected as the month to celebrate Black History because it ...

Who Was Carter G. Woodson? K nown as the “Father of Black History,” Carter G. Woodson dedicated his career to the field of African American history and lobbied ext ...

1 marks the first day of Black History Month ... But a month that was officially recognized nearly five decades ago by a Republican president, Gerald R. Ford, is dawning this year with new ...

Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month –- a ...

President Gerald Ford became the first president to issue a message recognizing the month. Since then, presidents have made annual proclamations for National Black History Month, a tradition that ...

Despite rumors and misinformation that swirled last week, President Donald Trump has recognized February 2025 as National ...

President Gerald Ford became the first president to issue a message recognizing the month. Since then, presidents have made annual proclamations for National Black History Month, a tradition that ...