Tameka Bradley Hobbs, Ph.D.

One hundred years ago, in 1926, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson established the first Negro History Week. Woodson chose a date that encompassed the birthdays of two individuals who were incredibly significant to Black History — former US President Abraham Lincoln and the renowned abolitionist, orator, and intellectual Frederick Douglass. This observation on the calendar was […]

One hundred years ago, in 1926, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson established the first Negro History Week. Woodson chose a date that encompassed the birthdays of two individuals who were incredibly significant to Black History — former US President Abraham Lincoln and the renowned abolitionist, orator, and intellectual Frederick Douglass. This observation on the calendar was