Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carter Godwin Woodson was born on December 19, 1875, in New Canton, Virginia, to Anna Eliza Riddle Woodson and James Woodson. The ...

W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax City, VA voted on Nov. 9 to rename its school after Carter G. Woodson, the pioneer of Black History Month. W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax City, VA, voted on ...

ROCKFORD -- Black History Month is a time to pay tribute to the contributions of African Americans who have helped shape the nation. You can't celebrate Black History Month, without knowing how it ...

Before food trucks, chuck wagons fed hungry cowboys on open trails. Now, those mobile kitchens have rolled into town for the Western Heritage Classic. Western Heritage Classic continues at Taylor ...

Happy (Belated) Birthday to Carter G. Woodson. Born on Dec. 19 to formerly enslaved parents, Woodson dedicated his life to the promotion of Black history. He established Negro History Week (now Black ...

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.” ...

In the fall of 1870, a handful of students made their way through the northwest quadrant of the nation’s capital and through the doors of D.C.’s Preparatory High School for Colored Youth, the ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Fairfax County School Board Chair Elaine Tholen said ahead of the final vote that the decision to select Woodson was made more ...

A school in Virginia once named for a known segregationist will now be renamed for the pioneer of Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson. Initially named W.T. Woodson High School when it was opened in ...