Four profiles of activists fighting for race equality in health care, commerce, environment, and historic identity, representing only a fraction of the countless Black individuals fighting for equality throughout our nation’s history.

These profiles of poets, composers, world leaders, abolitionists, and activists is only a symbolic fraction of the countless achievements of Black individuals throughout history.

In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson established the first celebration of Black history and achievement. That first celebration was propelled to modern-day Black History Month. Read about its importance and the role it plays in ministry at Dearborn First UMC.