Tag: black-history

  • “A Century Of Black History Commemorations”

    “2026 marks a century of national commemorations of Black history. Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, George Cleveland Hall, William B. Hartgrove, Jesse E. Moorland, Alexander L. Jackson, and James E. Stamps institutionalized the teaching, study, dissemination, and commemoration of Black history when they founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) on…

  • MLK:Jan.15, 2026 Informational ..Birthday Remembrance

    “No figure is more closely identified with the mid-20th century struggle for civil rights than Martin Luther King, Jr. His adoption of nonviolent resistance to achieve equal rights for Black Americans earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. King is remembered for his masterful oratorical skills, most memorably in his “I Have a Dream”…

  • Highlighting Garrett  Augustus Morgan (Inventor) 

    2025 BLACK HISTORY,2025—- THEME “AFRICAN AMERICANS AND LABOR“ Garrett Morgan (1877–1963) – The Man Who Made Roads Safer   Garrett Augustus Morgan was a self-taught Black inventor and entrepreneur whose innovations continue to impact society today.  Born in 1877 in Claysville, Kentucky, Morgan only received an elementary school education before moving to Cincinnati, Ohio, in…

  • Education-“African Americans in the Arts

    “The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts, and/or demonstrating art. In deciding which African American artists we would highlight on our websites, we wanted to recognize persons, living or deceased, who have made significant contributions to the arts in America…

  •  African-American History Month..2024 Theme——“African Americans and the Arts”

    “For those interested in the study of identity and ideology, an exploration of ASALH’s Black History themes is itself instructive. Over the years, the themes reflect changes in how people of African descent in the United States have viewed themselves, the influence of social movements on racial ideologies, and the aspirations of the black community.”…