We are sharing Clear Channel Outdoor’s efforts to celebrate Black History Month for 2023 with a new month-long digital campaign.

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: The People, The Places, The Moments

• 1875, Carter Woodson, known as the creator of Black History Month, is born in Virginia.
• 1936, Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics.
• 1965, Congress passes Voting Rights Act. Activists honored later by National Voting Rights Museum.
• 1976, Nation’s celebration of Black History expands from one week to one month.
• 1983, Martin Luther King Jr. Day established as federal holiday
• 2003, Congress establishes the National Museum of African American History
• 2008, Barack Obama elected first Black U.S. President
• 2021, President Biden signs bill declaring Juneteenth a federal holiday
• 2021, Kamala Harris becomes first woman and African American U.S. Vice President
• 2022, Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court

 Simone Bradley, graphic designer, CCOA-San Francisco, built this creative for the campaign.

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