Clockwise, from top left, Arose Nielsen, Giancarlo Crivelli, Lynn Wooten, Ronald Waddell Jr., Tracy Little-Sasanecki, Charles Redd, Darcia Milner-Watkins and Shonté Davidson are among MassLive’s 2025 Black Leaders of Massachusetts. Courtesy photos
In recognition of Black History Month in February, MassLive asked readers to nominate Black leaders doing important work across the state.
The origins of Black History Month can be traced back to 1915, when Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a historian and author, founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History — known today as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, according to the Library of Congress.
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