Location:
Omega Family Resource and Learning Center
132 South Harrison St
East Orange, NJ 07018
Phone:
(917) 797 - 8312
Sat Nov 2, 2024 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
National
Achievement Week is a mandated program of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.,
originally designed to promote the study of African-American life and history.
Its beginnings date back to the 1920 Grand Conclave in Nashville. It was at
this Conclave that Bro. Carter G. Woodson inspired the overall idea. In 1927,
at his urging, the Fraternity made National Negro Achievement Week an annual
observance. In 1976, this commemoration evolved into Black History Month.
Presently, the Achievement Week Program is used to recognize those individuals
at the local and national levels who have significantly contributed to
improving the quality of life for African Americans.