Annual Event, Celebrations & Commemorations, DC Black History Happens Now by DC Black HistoryJanuary 31, 20265:52 pmFebruary 25, 2026 celebrate 100 YEARS OF black history WITH ASALH A Century of Black History Commemorations 2026 2026 marks a century of national commemorations of Black history. Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson, George Cleveland Hall, William D. Hartgrove, Jesse E. Moorland, Alexander L. Jackson, and James E. Stampsinstitutionalized the teaching, study, dissemination, and commemoration of Black history when they founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH) on September 9, 1915. Related