Black History Month

Celebrating the Heritage and History of Black Americans this February

Black History Month honors the contributions of the Black community through great sacrifices and resilience and celebrates a culture that has shaped the United States.

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) founded by Black historian and journalist Carter G. Woodson, chooses an annual theme dating back to 1928. This year’s theme, A Century of Black History Commemorations, marks a century of national commemorations of Black history.

For this year's theme, the founders of Black History Month explore the impact and meaning of Black history and commemorate the status of the transformation of the status of Black people today.

To understand the world at present, especially relating to nations where Black peoples form a significant population, one must come to grips with the impact that that observances have had on the past and the present.