Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carter Godwin Woodson was born on December 19, 1875, in New Canton, Virginia, to Anna Eliza Riddle Woodson and James Woodson. The ...

W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax City, VA voted on Nov. 9 to rename its school after Carter G. Woodson, the pioneer of Black History Month. W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax City, VA, voted on ...

Carter G. Woodson library in Chicago (Photo credit: Eddy "Precise" Lamarre) In 2025, the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library marks a significant milestone: its 50th anniversary. Situated at 9525 S.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the past 50 years, every February has been honored as Black History Month, an annual observance that recognizes the ...

ST. LOUIS – Historian and journalist Carter G. Woodson initiated the first National Negro History Week on Feb. 7, 1926. The observance was created to preserve and educate the public on Black history, ...

When you ask the students at Leo Catholic High School in Chicago’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood what they like most about Black History Month, they’re eager to answer. “Every year during Black History ...

ROCKFORD -- Black History Month is a time to pay tribute to the contributions of African Americans who have helped shape the nation. You can't celebrate Black History Month, without knowing how it ...

Mr. R.G. Carter was born in Vallejo as the first American-born citizen in the family. His mother and father Grace and George Carter came from Canada and George Carter served in the Marines and was ...