LIST: Celebrate Black History Month at These Events Across the Las Vegas Valley

LIST: Celebrate Black History Month at these events across the Las Vegas valley

The 2026 Black History Month theme is "A Century of Black History Commemorations" as February marks 100 years since Dr. Carter G. Woodson established Negro History Week in 1926, according to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASNLH).

2026 Black History Theme: A Century of Black History Commemorations

This year marks a century of national commemorations of Black history. Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, George Cleveland Hall, William B. Hartgrove, Jesse E. Moorland, Alexander L. Jackson, and James E. Stamps institutionalized the teaching, study, dissemination, and commemoration of Black…

Black History Theme: A Century of Black History Commemorations

From ASALH: 2026 marks a century of national commemorations of Black history. Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, George Cleveland Hall, William B. Hartgrove, Jesse E. Moorland, Alexander L. Jackson, and James E. Stamps institutionalized the teaching, study, dissemination, and commemoration of Black history when they founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) on September 9, 1915. In 1925, when Dr. Carter G. Woodson planned t…

Celebrating ‘A Century of Black History Commemorations’

Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions and sacrifices of African Americans who have helped shape American history. In light of this year’s theme, “A Century of Black History Commemorations,” NYCHANow spoke to Authority staff about a notable Black figure from the past century who has served as a source of inspiration in their life and NYCHA career. Read on to learn about who inspired Senior Director of… MORE The post Celebrating…