Black History Month began as “Negro History Week,” which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator, and publisher. It became a month-long celebration in 1976. The month of February was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
OhioMBE will celebrate Black History Month 2020 by featuring Black-owned businesses in the Buckeye State. We encourage you to spend our shopping dollars with Black businesses in February. Today, we feature Three Leaf
