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Dr. Kaye and The Karson in the News

March

Mar 30, 2026

Loyola partners with Baltimore City Public Schools for teacher development and training via Loyola News

Mar 26, 2026

• Analyzing 250 years of America through the stories and experiences of Black America via WLRN
• 2026 Africana Arts & Humanities Festival via The Westside Gazette
• Analyzing 250 years of America through the stories and experiences of Black America via The Miami Times
   

Mar 20, 2026

• Karson Institute to host sixth annual Wilson Peace Symposium via Loyola News

Mar 7, 2026

• The African-American Research Library and Cultural Center Presents: We, Too, Sing America via Patch

Mar 6, 2026

• ASALH Celebrates ‘A Century of Black History Commemorations’ During Annual Luncheon, via The Washington Informer

Mar 4, 2026

• These stamps honor a 19th-century folk artist, via USPS News 

Mar 2, 2026

 

• A century later, Black history scholars continue renovations to ‘The house that Carter G. Woodson built’ AFRO News
• Who was Carter G. Woodson? How DC leaders are preserving Black history beyond February, via NBC 4

February

Feb 28, 2026

• New Stamps Feature Quilt Masterpieces From Harriet Powers, via USPS

Feb 27, 2026

• As the country celebrates 100 years of Black history, St. Louis students say the teachings are critical, via STLPR

Feb 26, 2026

• Taharka Brothers' new ice cream flavor, 'Dr. Kaye's Touch of Freedom,' celebrates Black history, via WBAL-TV

Feb 25, 2026

• (BPRW) AARLCC 2026 Africana Arts & Humanities Festival, via Black PR Wire
• 100 years later, ASALH marks Black History Month centennial, via Pride Publishing Group

Feb 23, 2026

• 100 years on, Black History Month is in hands of this ‘activist scholar’, via News Nation

Feb 20, 2026

 

• Friday 2/20/26: Origins of Black History Month, Birkie baby, skating Ribbon, via WUWM Radio

Feb 19, 2026

• The Origins of Black History Month, via WUWM Radio

Feb 18, 2026

• Wednesday 2/18/26: Origins of Black History Month, sanctuary movements, Birkie baby, via WUWM Radio
• The Epstein Files: Redactions and International Fallout; What to do About the Crumbling BQE; History of Black History Month: The Second 50 Years, via WNYC Radio
• History of Black History Month: The Second 50 Years, via WNYC Radio
• From Negro History Week to Black History Month, the annual celebration reaches 100-year milestone, via WUWM Radio

Feb 13, 2026

• ASALH celebrates 100 years of Black history commemorations across US, via WBALTV

Feb 11, 2026 

• One hundred years down, more to go: ASALH reflects on centennial of Black History Month, via New Pittsburg Courier
  Happy Monday: Belonging, Hope, and Our Shared Responsibility, via UMBC

Feb 10, 2026

• Black History Month, Then and Now, via Senior Planet

Feb 9, 2026

• Black History Month at 100: How a grassroots tradition became a national celebration, via WJLA (ABC 7)
• DC Grants $250k Grant to preserve historic Black cemeteries in Georgetown and Benning Ridge, via WJLA (ABC 7)

Feb 5, 2026

• Organizations celebrate 100th anniversary of Black History Month, via CBS

Feb 3, 2026

• 100 Years of Black History Month, via WNYC
• ADVISORY: Coppin State University to Host Events Marking 100 Years of Black History Commemorations, via Coppin State University

Feb 1, 2026

• Black History Month marks 100 years of celebrating Black achievement, via Live Now FOX
• Black History Month 2026: We proclaim it! via AFRO News

January

Jan 21, 2026

• Les Brown, Toni Preckwinkle, Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead, Mychal Denzel Smith, and Donnell A. McLachlan, via KBLA 1580
   

Jan 19, 2026

• Say That With Love, Ep1: Afrofuturism & Systems Change with Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead, via National Black Child Development Institute