In stunning fashion, one of the few Oscar Charleston Cuban Winter League cards recently sold for $251K at auction.

Chicago police officers carry Bernie Sanders, 21, to a police wagon from a civil rights demonstration at West 73rd Street and South Lowe Avenue in August 1963. He was charged with resisting arrest, ...

Today, as in the past, activists are raising their voices in protest of efforts to whitewash American history.

Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, inc Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History Association for the Study of African-American Life and History Notes Editors: 1937- ...

What started out as Negro History Week in 1926 has evolved into a month-long celebration. Now, Black History Month is celebrated each February as a way to remember the accomplishments and ...

Why the change from a week to a month? Negro History Week was wildly successful, but Woodson felt it needed more. Woodson’s original idea was for it to be a time for student showcases of the ...

We know for sure that what baseball historians consider the Negro Leagues began in 1920 and ended in 1955. There was, at one time, a Negro American League and a Negro National League, although the ...

The celebration of Black History Month in the United States originated from Negro History Week, the second week in February, and was created by historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson. The second week of ...

In 1971, he became the first Negro Leagues star inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Willie Mays gained 10 hits from the 1948 Birmingham Black Barons, increasing his total to 3,293.

Skip forward to 1926, and the ASALH decides to create the first National Negro History Week. If you’ve been patiently waiting to figure out why Black History Month is February, here is your answer.

Gayle Anderson reports on the special Black History Month exhibition at the Petersen Automotive Museum, The Negro Motorist Green Book. This report aired Monday, February 12th, 2024.

Nation/World What you should know about Black History Month: From its origins to current misconceptions Updated: Feb. 01, 2025, 10:44 a.m. | Published: Feb. 01, 2025 ...