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.

As we begin the annual commemoration of Black History Month, I am more concerned than ever about the banning of books that tell our story, and in some cases, completely erasing our history. It was ...

WASHINGTON — As Black History Month concludes, first-phase renovations are wrapping up at the home and office of Carter G. Woodson, the man who is considered “The father of African American 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 ...

Black history doesn’t have nearly the amount of documentation and sources as many other areas of American history. That has long proved a challenge to historians of the Black experience. Carter G.

BUCKINGHAM COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — February is Black History Month — but where did the concept come from? The answer is right here in Central Virginia. Carter G. Woodson, who Encylopedia Virginia ...