Black History Month 2022, which this year aims to focus on the multiple facets of "Black Health and Wellness" — a theme underscoring the rich legacy of everything from Black scholars, medical practitioners and midwives, to more recent initiatives focused on mental health for people of color.
The annual celebration throughout the month of February honors achievements by Black Americans and aims to serve as a time to specifically recognize and salute their central role in U.S.
history. It’s considered one of the nation’s oldest organized history celebrations.The theme for Black History Month is chosen each year by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), an organization dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by Black Americans and other peoples of African descent.This year’s them is also intended to reflect on "activities, rituals and initiatives that Black communities have done to be well," the ASALH said.Carter G.
Woodson, a founder of the ASALH organization, first came up with the idea of the celebration that became Black History Month.