February 2021 Newsletter 2-1

From the Office of Diversity & Inclusion The first Negro History Week was started by Dean Carter B. Woodson in 1926. Read all about it here! The first black history month recognition was by the Black Student Association at Kent State University in Ohio in 1970. Between the start of Negro History Week and Black History Month - National commemoration by President Ford in 1976 - the recognition developed and embedded in Black churches, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and the Divine Nine Fraternities and Sororities. Some UNG faculty and staff are alumni members of the Divine Nine. Most historical recognition months started with minority communities. The goals of these months have generally been to correct the exclusion by most American history books of these populations. - Dr. Pablo Mendoza, Director of Diversity and Inclusion If at all possible, attend Black History Month programs sponsored by the UNG Multicultural Student Affairs office. Learn about the injustices faced by the community and the efforts to overcome these. Learn about the contributions of African Americans to the development of the United States. 10