Black History Month did not begin as a marketing moment or a ceremonial footnote. It was born out of necessity and urgency through the work of Carter G. Woodson, often called the Father of Black History. That week would later grow into Black History Month not as a concession, but as a correction. His work laid the intellectual and moral foundation for Black newspapers, Black scholars, Black educators, and Black institutions that continue to document truth when others will not. Black History Month reminds us that documentation is resistance.