LEADER OF THE ORGANIZATION THAT FOUNDED BLACK HISTORY MONTH. THIS IS ONE OF THE SIGNS FROM THE COLORED WAITING ROOM. MY GRANDMOTHER WAS ONE OF THE FIRST BLACK NURSES IN SOUTH CAROLINA, AND THEY WOULD ...
El Portal Theatre will celebrate its Centennial Anniversary on October 5, 2026, marking 100 years since the theatre first opened its doors on Lankershim Boulevard on October 5, 1926. Executive ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Details about Maymont’s series of events celebrating the park’s 100th anniversary, including the reopening of the Maymont Mansion, are here. After closing for a two-year ...
NBC launched its 100th anniversary celebration this weekend with a new “NBC100” tagline and a pair of promotional spots, debuting during the Opening Ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics and during ...
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Route 66 Association will host a six-day motor tour to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the iconic highway. The motor tour invites participants to exploration of ...
Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) are celebrating the centennial of what began in 1926 as Negro History Week. Founded by Dr. Carter ...
Black History Month marks its 100th anniversary this year. Each year, the organization that launched the observance announces a national theme. This year’s theme, “A Century of Black History ...
February 2026 marks 100 years of commemorating Black History Month in the United States and Catholic bishops are marking the milestone. Bishop Daniel E. Garcia, chairman of the U.S. Conference of ...
ATLANTA — This year marks the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, a milestone that reflects a century-long effort to preserve and honor the contributions of Black Americans. What began in 1926 ...
MINNEAPOLIS (OSV News) — A century ago, Pope Pius XI granted a grand Minneapolis church the title of “basilica.” It was the first church in the United States to receive the designation. At a Feb. 1 ...
In so many spaces, celebrating Black History History month means learning a few fun facts about famous African Americans. But Black History Month was designed to be much more radical — it was an ...
The bishops marked the anniversary by urging the faithful to ‘be faithful stewards of memory’ and ‘courageous witnesses to truth.’ Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the ...