I’ve had dreams about Frederick Douglass. Last year, the reason was clear. My family knows I love ― like, really love ― February, because it is Black History Month. My niece was working ...

The origin of Black History Month in America goes back more than 100 years. Some may wonder why February, the shortest month of the year, was chosen to be the month to celebrate Black history. Here is the origin of Black History Month and how it is celebrated each year.

While kicking off Black History Month in 2017, Trump hosted a “listening session” at the White House, leaving attendants scratching their heads wondering if he knew Douglass

Newington Forest Elementary School Teacher Tonja Walden has been filling her students with knowledge, but February is where she shines.

Woodson also founded Associated Publishers, which, in addition to publishing the Journal of Negro History, prepared kits for teachers at all educational levels. Woodson took advantage of the contradictions built into de jure segregation to reach the majority of African American school children in their segregated schools.

February is the birth month of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, two important American figures in Black history. The United States takes this month to recognize the often undiscussed accomplishments and contributions Black people have made throughout this country’s history.

A decorative bulletin board for Black History ... established Negro History Week in February to coincide with the birthdays of President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, since both were ...

President Donald Trump honoured Black History Month by pledging to add statues of over 10 Black icons in the National Garden of American Heroes. The garden will include statues of notable figures like Harriet Tubman,

20 (UPI) --President Donald Trump welcomed attendees to the White House Thursday to celebrate Black History and announced the planned ... Aretha Franklin, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali ...

But Douglass is still on my mind, and I can think of a few reasons why. Leah Olajide's niece, Malaya Johnson, 8, stands by her Black History Month project on Frederick Douglass during her ...