Starting in the school year 2024–25, W. T. Woodson High School will be officially known as the Carter G. Woodson High School, named in honor of the distinguished Black author, educator and journ ...

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.

Here in Black History Month, the meaning of my identity resonates even more deeply after my mother told me we are descendants of the man who founded this great holiday: Carter G. Woodson.

Carter G. Woodson, known as the father of black history, was born to former slaves in Virginia’s geographic center of Buckingham County in 1875, during the difficult Reconstruction era.

Wabash Ave., Chicago. Carter G. Woodson, a University of Chicago alum, was staying in a room at the Colored YMCA, as it was designated, while manning a booth at the Exposition of Fifty Years of ...

Almost 100 years ago in 1926, Black History Week was created when African American historian Carter G. Woodson and the Association for ... 19 Everett Alley in Trenton: “Silhouette Creations” inspired ...

Dec. 19 marked the 149th birthday of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. In celebration, the National Park Service (NPS) hosted a birthday celebration on Dec. 14 at Dunbar High School located at 101 N Street ...

From dried peat to bagging and selling produce, Carter G. Woodson Academy seniors Tyren Harris and Faustin Luka give Lexington a glimpse into Gen Z’s passion for combining traditional ...

I’m delighted with where we are today.” Now, the school’s signs pay tribute to Carter G. Woodson, a Virginia native credited with being the “father of African American history,” as the ...

ABILENE, Texas — The Carter G. Woodson Historical Site is currently not operational, but it may be undergoing renovations to get up and running again. "So it has a long deep history but also the ...

During his era, Carter G. Woodson used his genius as a leading cultural icon, historian, opinion journalist, newsmaker, and CEO/publicist to preserve and popularize a subject clouded by ...