{"id":612,"date":"2020-09-14T13:21:06","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T18:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/woodsonlyceum\/?page_id=612"},"modified":"2025-09-08T10:18:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:18:36","slug":"contests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/woodsonlyceum\/contests\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Centennial Poster and Essay Competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-2\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1056\" src=\"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/woodsonlyceum\/files\/2023\/12\/Woodson_Lyceum-300x245.png\" alt=\"Image of Carter G. Woodson surrounded by the words &quot;The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum - Drinko Academy - Established 2016\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/woodsonlyceum\/files\/2023\/12\/Woodson_Lyceum-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/woodsonlyceum\/files\/2023\/12\/Woodson_Lyceum.png 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-10\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\nThe Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum at Marshall University invites the public to celebrate\n<p><strong>\u201cAn American Milestone:\u00a0 The Centennial of Negro History Week\/Black History Month, 1926-2026\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Beginning October 2025 and through 2026<\/p>\n<p>Co-sponsored by Marshall Health Network and the City of Huntington\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Contests<\/h2>\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-3\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"link-card flex flex-col\">\n\t<a class=\"block bg-green h-full text-white hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900 group py-8 px-6 rounded-2xl no-underline transition-all duration-300 ease-out hover:shadow-xl hover:shadow-green\/25 relative overflow-hidden w-full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/woodsonlyceum\/poster-contest\/\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"block text-xl font-bold uppercase tracking-wider w-full text-center mb-2\">Grades K-12 Poster Contest<\/span>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"bg-white\/15 text-white w-8 h-8 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center mx-auto mt-4 transition-all duration-300 ease-out group-hover:translate-x-1\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"w-4 h-4\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M12 5l7 7-7 7\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-3\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"link-card flex flex-col\">\n\t<a class=\"block bg-green h-full text-white hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900 group py-8 px-6 rounded-2xl no-underline transition-all duration-300 ease-out hover:shadow-xl hover:shadow-green\/25 relative overflow-hidden w-full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/woodsonlyceum\/college-competition\/\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"block text-xl font-bold uppercase tracking-wider w-full text-center mb-2\">College &amp; University Poster Contest<\/span>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"bg-white\/15 text-white w-8 h-8 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center mx-auto mt-4 transition-all duration-300 ease-out group-hover:translate-x-1\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"w-4 h-4\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M12 5l7 7-7 7\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-3\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"link-card flex flex-col\">\n\t<a class=\"block bg-green h-full text-white hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900 group py-8 px-6 rounded-2xl no-underline transition-all duration-300 ease-out hover:shadow-xl hover:shadow-green\/25 relative overflow-hidden w-full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/woodsonlyceum\/essay-competition-10-12\/\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"block text-xl font-bold uppercase tracking-wider w-full text-center mb-2\">Grades 10-12 Essay Contest<\/span>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"bg-white\/15 text-white w-8 h-8 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center mx-auto mt-4 transition-all duration-300 ease-out group-hover:translate-x-1\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"w-4 h-4\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M12 5l7 7-7 7\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-3\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"link-card flex flex-col\">\n\t<a class=\"block bg-green h-full text-white hc:text-gray-900 contrast-more:text-gray-900 group py-8 px-6 rounded-2xl no-underline transition-all duration-300 ease-out hover:shadow-xl hover:shadow-green\/25 relative overflow-hidden w-full\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/woodsonlyceum\/black-history-essay-competition\/\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<span class=\"block text-xl font-bold uppercase tracking-wider w-full text-center mb-2\">College &amp; University Essay Contest<\/span>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"bg-white\/15 text-white w-8 h-8 rounded-full flex items-center justify-center mx-auto mt-4 transition-all duration-300 ease-out group-hover:translate-x-1\">\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"w-4 h-4\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M12 5l7 7-7 7\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Other Events<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Free short online Black History courses in October 2025 and February 2026. You may register <em>now<\/em> for the October courses and later this fall for the Spring selections. Visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/centennial\/centennial-courses\/\">https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/centennial\/centennial-courses\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\u201cAn American Milestone Symposium, March 5-7, 2026, on the campuses of Marshall University and West Virginia State University, will be free and open to the public. Details about the various presentations at the Symposium will be available in January at<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/woodsonlyceum\/symposium\/\">https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/woodsonlyceum\/symposium\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Members of the Centennial of Negro History Week\/Black History Month Committee<\/h2>\n<p>Dr. Ericke Cage, President, West Virginia State University<br \/>\nMs. Adrienne Cannon, Library of Congress<br \/>\nDr. Cicero Fain, Assistant Provost, Inclusive Excellence<br \/>\nThe Honorable Patrick Farrell, Mayor, Huntington, West Virginia<br \/>\nMr. Tim Hardesty, Superintendent, Cabell County Schools<br \/>\nMr. David Harris, Branch President, Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Huntington Branch<br \/>\nProfessor Burnis Morris, Director, The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum, Committee Co-Chair<br \/>\nDr. Cassandra Newby-Alexander, Professor, Norfolk State University<br \/>\nMr. Scott Raynes, President, Marshall Health Network<br \/>\nMr. Brad D. Smith, President, Marshall University, Committee Co-Chair<br \/>\nMs. Jill Upson, former Executive Director, Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs, West Virginia<br \/>\nDr. Eric Waggoner, Executive Director, West Virginia Humanities Council<br \/>\nDr. Kaye Whitehead, National President, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History<\/p>\n<h3>Emeritus Members<\/h3>\n<p>The Honorable Steve Williams, former Mayor of Huntington, West Virginia<br \/>\nDr. Kevin Yingling, former President, Marshall Health Network<\/p>\n<h3>Subcommittee Chairs<\/h3>\n<p>Symposium \u2013 Dr. Montserrat Miller, Executive Director, John Deaver Drinko Academy<br \/>\nOnline courses program \u2013 Dr. Julia Spears, Assistant Provost<\/p>\n<h2>Background<\/h2>\n<p>Learning History Through Essays and Posters<\/p>\n<p>Marshall University and its co-sponsors \u2013 the City of Huntington and Marshall Health Network \u2013 previously announced the Centennial initiative in April 2024 to honor rediscovery of many remarkable achievements that were too often ignored. The contributions of African Americans might have been lost forever without the work of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a former Huntington educator, who was also a former West Virginia coal miner.<\/p>\n<p>The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum, which was created as a forum for improving the community\u2019s ties to Dr. Woodson, education and freedom of the press, has been sponsoring poster and essay competitions to celebrate Black History Month since its beginning in 2016. For the Centennial, it promises even bigger competitions and other major celebrations in recognition of outstanding achievements in Black History. Essay and poster competitions enhance student learning.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Woodson created Negro History Week in 1926 and is considered the Father of Black History. He received his high school diploma from Frederick Douglass High School in Huntington, West Virginia, in 1896, and returned four years later as principal. He served as dean of West Virginia Collegiate Institute (now West Virginia State University). A statue of Dr. Woodson is located at 820 Hall Greer Blvd., in Huntington. (About Dr. Woodson: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/woodsonlyceum\/\">The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Before Dr. Woodson, Black History was not a discipline, and Black achievements were underappreciated. However, Dr. Woodson enlightened Americans about missing parts of their history and challenged celebrants to use the occasion to learn more about the missing stories and images. His research and commentary inspired students, writers, artists and leading thinkers over several generations.<\/p>\n<p>Students preparing essays and posters for the competitions may use Centennial to recapture some of the history and understand the significance of this milestone. Students may want to review or focus on aspects of Dr. Woodson\u2019s life, important contributions of Black people to the American story and their impact across various professions and services. The jurors who will decide the contest winners are particularly interested in what has happened during the past century and the role or roles played by Black Americans. Students may approach the Centennial theme narrowly or broadly.<\/p>\n<h2>Resources<\/h2>\n<p>Please feel free to use the following resources in conducting your research about Negro History Week\/Black History Month.<\/p>\n<p><b>Executive Summary: Centennial Theme<\/b><br \/>\nThe association Dr. Woodson founded in 1915 \u2013 Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, now called the Association for the Study of African American Life and History \u2013 sets the annual national Black History themes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asalh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2026-Black-History-Theme-Executive-Summary.pdf\">https:\/\/asalh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2026-Black-History-Theme-Executive-Summary.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Morris, Burnis, \u201cCarter G. Woodson: The Early Years, 1875-1903.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/asalh.org\/about-us\/carter-g-woodson-the-early-years-1875-1903\/\">https:\/\/asalh.org\/about-us\/carter-g-woodson-the-early-years-1875-1903\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Morris, Burnis, \u201cCarter G. Woodson: A Century of Making Black Lives Matter.\u201d<\/strong> In\u00a0<i>Radical Roots: Public History and a Tradition of Social Justice Activism<\/i>, edited by Denise D. Meringolo, 219\u201346. Amherst College Press, 2021.\u00a0<a class=\"ms-outlook-linkify\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/10.3998\/mpub.12366495.12\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/10.3998\/mpub.12366495.12<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Woodson, Carter, \u201cNegro History Week.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/2714171?searchText=&amp;searchUri=&amp;ab_segments=&amp;searchKey=&amp;refreqid=fastly-default%3Af2c0c92bc1e12a086bcf7dbef4fe44fb&amp;initiator=recommender&amp;seq=1\">https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/2714171?searchText=&amp;searchUri=&amp;ab_segments=&amp;searchKey=&amp;refreqid=fastly-default%3Af2c0c92bc1e12a086bcf7dbef4fe44fb&amp;initiator=recommender&amp;seq=1<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Generative AI Use Policy<\/h2>\n<p>Generative AI has many costs and benefits. You may not use generative AI in any way that would violate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/student-conduct\/\">Marshall University Student Code of Conduct<\/a> (URL: https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/student-conduct\/).<\/p>\n<p>Generative AI use in this competition should be considered just like any other personal communication or secondary source of information that needs to be critiqued, cross-referenced with primary sources of information, and properly cited. For information on citing AI, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.marshall.edu\/plagiarism-AI\/cite\">MU Library\u2019s citation website<\/a> (URL: https:\/\/libguides.marshall.edu\/plagiarism-AI\/cite).<\/p>\n<p>Please review Generative AI \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ai\/\">Generative AI at Marshall University<\/a> (URL: https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/ai\/) for more information and training related to Generative AI at Marshall University.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contests Other Events Free short online Black History courses in October 2025 and February 2026. You may register now for the October courses and later this fall for the Spring selections. 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