The origins of the Black History Month (BHM), go back to 1926 when Carter G Woodson, editor for thirty years of the Journal of Negro History, established African Caribbean celebrations in America. It is still celebrated there in February each year. In Britain, the BHM has now grown to over  6,000 events
Akyaaba Addai Sebbo is viewed as the person who set up Black History Month in Britain. Akyaaba worked for the Greater London Council (GLC) and worked with them to establish the event in 1987

Read more about the Black History Mointh :

http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/blackhistory/

http://www.black-history-month.co.uk