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 ...

In 2025, the Carter G. Woodson Regional Library marks a significant milestone: its 50th anniversary. The library has been a cornerstone of culture.

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a law that limits cellphone usage in Virginia public schools to improve focus and safety.

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they ...

Ford was formally recognizing an observance founded in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson as “Negro History Week.” “Every year Flossmoor features different residents to focus on who are doing great things, who ...

Established by historian Carter G. Woodson and the NAACP, it began as Black History Week before expanding into a full month in 1976. February was chosen to align with the birthdays of President ...

It all started with a scholar named Carter G. Woodson, who founded the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) in 1915 to research, preserve, and disseminate ...

Noteworthy spots along the trail include the Scotch Hills Country Club (renamed Shady Rest), the first Black-owned golf and ...

Cory Haynos, a 16-year-old skater who attended Carter G. Woodson High School in Fairfax, died in the crash along with his mother, Stephanie Haynos, 56, and father, Roger Haynos, 56.

A discovered connection to Carter G. Woodson, pioneer of Black history, made the author's relationship to Judaism all the stronger.

The story of Black History Month begins in 1915. At this time, scholar Carter G. Woodson founded what today is called the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. He would ...