Black History Month: Introduction

Brief description of the life and work of the founder of what has become Black History Month.

A career educator and early advocate of the importance of researching African American history, Woodson founded and directed the first and most influential academic association devoted to the study of African American history. He also was instrumental in establishing February as Black History Month.

An article from NPR discussing the history and meaning of Black History Month.

Students and staff at Baylor University were asked, "What does Black History Month mean to you?" Here are their answers.

Playlist of conversations with TED presenters related to Black history and heard on NPR's program, TED Radio Hour.

Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the National Museum of African American History & Culture discusses Carter G. Woodson, Black History Month, and how learning about the history of African Americans can help all Americans.

Virtual events sponsored by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)

Dr. Jelani M. Favors discusses his book, Shelter in a Time of Storm: How Black Colleges Fostered Generations of Leadership and Activism, and further details how HBCUs became a refuge during the oppressive Jim Crow era. Free Virtual Event.

Free online event presented by The City of Raleigh Museum.

A virtual staged reading of Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman by the Shakespeare Theatre Company and Howard University’s Department of Theatre Arts. Free virtual event presented by the Smithsonian's African American History and Culture Museum.

A special exhibition at the NC Museum of Art examining the work of architect and Durham resident Phil Freelon.