History of Black History Month: The Second 50 Years
Podcast: The Brian Lehrer ShowPublished On: Wed Feb 18 2026
Description: Karsonya Wise Whitehead, president of ASALH, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, professor of communications and African and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland and the founding executive director of the Karson Institute for Race, Peace, & Social Justice, talks about the history of how Black History Month has been observed, from the 1970s to the present-day, including the museums and holidays dedicated to African-American history that have been established, and more.Photo by Robert R. McElroy/Getty Images.
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