February is Black History Month

This year’s theme is A Century of Black History Commemorations.

From the Association for the Study of African American Life and History:

In 1925, when Dr. Carter G. Woodson planned the inaugural week-long observance of Black history, he
could hardly have anticipated the imprint he would leave on the world. From Negro History Week to Black
History Month, ASALH has carried forth the tradition, and the observances have become part of the warp
and weft of American culture and increasingly the global community. For our 100th theme, the founders
of Black History Month urge us to explore the impact and meaning of Black history and life
commemorations in transforming the status of Black peoples in the modern world.

Medical Apartheid : The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present

Black Faces, White Spaces: Reimagining the Relationship of African Americans to the Great Outdoors

Care for the Mental and Spiritual Health of Black Men: Hope to Keep Going

National Society of Black Health Professionals provides encouragement and support to black undergraduate students interested in healthcare professions.

List of Black Student Organizations at UW

Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, a weekly podcast centered on mental health

Library of Congress Resource Guide: Blacks in Science and Related Disciplines (1985)

Library of Congress Resource Guide: African-American Women in the Sciences and Related Disciplines (1993)

The National Black Food and Justice Alliance. A coalition of Black-led organizations aimed at developing Black leadership, supporting Black communities, organizing for Black self-determination, and building institutions for Black food sovereignty and liberation.

National Museum of African American History & Culture: The First African American Physician

Cover image credit: Black History Month. (2026). Black History Month Selected Images.