In 1926, Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson launched "Negro History Week." Celebrated during the second week of February, it was designed to promote the study of African American contributions to the United States.
Fifty years later, in 1976, President Gerald Ford helped establish what we now know as Black History Month in America. In his statement to the nation, President Ford urged Americans to "seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history."
Now, forty-five years later, it's time we rethink the way we recognize the contributions of Black Americans, and infuse African American history into our curriculum and conversations year-round.
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