Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. In February 1926, historian and author Carter G. Woodson created Negro History Week. It was a weeklong celebration in an effort to teach ...

Woodson was in 1926." After he died in 1950, the members of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, of which Dr. Woodson was a member, did a lot of groundwork to encourage celebrating the week. The ...

Woodson was in 1926.” After he passed away in 1950, the members of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, which Dr. Woodson was a member of, did a lot of groundwork to encourage celebrating the week.

Woodson was in 1926.” Advertisement Article continues below this ad After he passed away in 1950, the members of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity, which Dr. Woodson was a member of, did a lot of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.