Black History Month is a time to honor the strength, struggles, resilience, lives and achievements of African Americans. This year marks the 100^th anniversary of the first celebration of Negro History Week, established by Carter G. Woodson in 1926, which laid the foundation for what is now Black History Month.

Over the last century, Black history has been preserved, expanded, and propelled by scholars, activists, artists, and everyday community members who refused to allow truth to be erased. Their efforts have shaped how the past is remembered, how the present is understood and how the future is imagined.