Today, an episode from the archives that may provide some context for the news playing out today. We'll be doing more Sunday episodes -- from the archives and fresh conversations -- throghout the first year of the second Trump administration.
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Today, February 13th — the roots of the celebration in 1924, when historian Carter G Woodson started Negro History Week.
Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss why Woodson started the commemoration and how Black History Month has evolved in the century since.
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