Black History Month starts this weekend, but its origins are more than 100 years old. Here's why it's always celebrated in February.

Black History Month was recognized nationally in 1976, when President Gerald Ford designated the month as a time for the public to honor the contributions of Black Americans, according to the museum. The month has since inspired other groups and an appreciation of multicultural backgrounds.

No other president, Republican or Democrat, has ever used a Black History Month proclamation for such crass self-promotion.”

Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of defiance.

DELMARVA- Historically Black Colleges and Universities known as HBCUs emerged after the Civil War to provide Black Americans the most basic of human rights, access to a full education. For over 180 years,

February is Black History Month. Throughout this month we will showcase a prominent figure in Black History. Sam & Dave’s soulful sound earned them nicknames like “Sultans of Sweat” and “Double Dynamite”. The “Dynamic Duo” of Sam & Dave are considered one of the greatest live stage acts performing during the 1960s.

Maryland political leaders stepped up their support Saturday for Black History Month in the midst of an onslaught of attacks on diversity initiatives by President Donald Trump. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore,