Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month — a celebration of Black history, culture and education. The history of the month dates ...

Often called the "Father of Black History," Virginia native and scholar Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in ...

He would always talk to me about the Black ... there was a big celebration with lots of people every night,” she remembers. “So we didn’t celebrate as much at home. We would do it as a ...