As a teacher here at Carter G. Woodson School, I take a very particular pride in the celebration of Black History Month, as it was the creation of the namesake of our school. Manypeople have a misconception about Black History Month; that we were given the shortest month of the calendar to celebrate. When in reality, we gave ourselves, through Dr. Carter G. Woodson, Negro History Week in 1926, which expanded into Black History month in 1976. This was not just a time to learn Black History, as...

Carter G Woodson is about COMMUNITY -US-ism “No one person exists outside of environment – nor, with rare exception, outside of community. …People live in relation to those in their communities. There exists a rooted "us-ism" in communal living.”          By Dr. Johnnie Larrie | Community Stewardship |  legacybridgenc.org On one Saturday morning in 1996,  at the East Winston Library, members of the East Winston community came together to discuss starting a charter school. The community came...

CGWS Staff had the opportunity to attend The Bread of Life Fundraiser event. The Bread of Life Food Pantry is coordinated by the PMBA at...