A Century of Black History Commemorations-2026
Honoring Black Heritage During Black History Month
The origin of Black History Month began in 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States, and grew out of “Negro History Week,” the creation of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African American; and whereas with the Civil Rights Movement and a growing awareness of black identity, Black History Month or National African American History Month evolved to an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S. history.
About the 2026 Black History Theme from Association For The Study Of African American Life And History asalh.org PDF
Extend your knowledge of the contributions of our African American colleagues through resources like this:
Yuba Community College District Resolution Honoring Black History Month-2026 Resolution
Black History Month Activities:
Local Events
Black History Month Free Family Festival – https://www.crockerart.org/events/4257/black-history-month-free-family-festival
Yuba College Events
Black History Month Campus Posters
Learn more about influential Black people from all periods of U.S. history. Located in various parts of campus.
Celebrate with us by adding our Zoom background during your meetings between February 1 through February 28
Recommended Films/Documentaries by Yuba College (available now on YC Kanopy)
Recommended Books by Yuba College (available for check-out at YC Marysville Library)- Coming Soon!
eBooks:
- Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories That Changed the World by Daniela Edmeier, Damarius Johnson, Nicholas B. Breyfogle, & Steven Conn
- The Schlager Anthology of Black America: A Student’s Guide to Essential Primary Sources by Dan Royles
- Civil Rights Literature, Past & Present edited by Christopher Allen Varlack
Print Books:
- I Have a Dream: Writings and Speeches that Changed the World by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
- Little leaders : bold women in black history by Vashti Harrison
- Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot
- A Black Women’s History of the United States by Berry and Gross
- March: Book One by John Lewis
- March: Book Two by John Lewis
- March: Book Three by John Lewis
Fiction Books:
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- Genesis Begins Again by Alicia Williams
- The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
Resources local and national:
- In Sacramento: Resources Safe Black Space
- Scholarships available to Black Students
