Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ever wonder why Black History Month is celebrated in February, the shortest month of the year? News 8 spoke to members of ASALH ...

Black History Month is often represented by the colors red, black, green and yellow, with each one carrying its own significance, meaning and historical roots. These colors often carry Black ...

The origin of the month-long commemoration known as Black History Month goes back almost a century ago. For those who don't know the history, some may wonder why Black history is recognized in ...

Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) are celebrating the centennial of what began in 1926 as Negro History Week. Founded by Dr. Carter ...

I recently interviewed Jarvis R. Givens, a professor of education and African and African American studies at Harvard University. His new book, I’ll Make Me a World: The 100-Year Journey of Black ...

>> IT’S BLACK HISTORY MONTH. AND TODAY WE’RE HIGHLIGHTING A MILWAUKEE WOMAN WHO COLLECTED THOUSANDS OF ITEMS REFLECTING BLACK MUSIC HISTORY AND CULTURE. >> TONIGHT, 12 NEWS GERRON JORDAN TAKES US ...

One hundred years ago, Black History Month began as an act of correction. Historian Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week to preserve Black contributions from being erased from American ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Ever wonder why Black History Month is celebrated in February, the shortest month of the year? News 8 spoke to members of ASALH Rochester about the origins of the annual ...