Maryland Student Minimum Wage - $7.86 - Full-time high school or college students who work part-time may be paid 85% of the Maryland minimum wage (as little as $7.86 per hour) for up to 20 hours of work per week at certain employers (such as work-study programs at universities).
1 Black History Month began as âNegro History Week,â which was created in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson, a noted African American historian, scholar, educator, and publisher. 2  It became a month-long celebration in 1976. 3  The month of February was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
Origins of Black History Month. The origins of Black History Month can be traced back to a man named Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950). Woodson, the son of former slaves, was an amazing man in his own right. Since his family was too poor to send him to school as a child, he taught himself the basics of a school education.