Mission

The Woodson Center’s mission is to empower community-based leaders to promote solutions that reduce crime and violence, restore families, revitalize underserved communities, and assist in the creation of economic enterprise

A Celebration of
Resilience

The inspiring story of how Black America survived unimaginable odds and an examination of the real challenges it faces today.

A Pathway to American Renewal: Red, White, and Black Volume II is now available at a bookstore near you!

Our Curriculum:
Mary Cardwell Dawson Lesson

Meet Mary Cardwell Dawson (1894-1962), the first Black American opera impresario, the founder of the Cardwell Dawson School, the Cardwell Dawson Choir, and the trailblazing National Negro Opera Company. Mary’s leadership skills and passion for opera paved the way for hundreds of Black performers to launch or expand their musical careers.

Comeback Series E2 —
Beyond the Walls Church

Woodson Center
Introduction

Our Founder

Meet our President and founder Bob Woodson, a social activist dedicated to discovering local solutions to local issues

Empowering the Families

Voices of Black Mothers United

Mothers of fallen Black children are seldom given the platform to speak up and address the crisis of Black homicide. Voices of Black Mothers United empowers Black mothers, family members, and community partners to voice their opinions and to heal our communities.

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Community Affiliate Network

The Community Affiliate Network (CAN) is a nationwide association of community-based leaders who are solving America’s most challenging social problems from the ground up. We currently have over 500 members within the network spread across the country.

Our 40th Anniversary

How We Help

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Curriculum

Learn more and download our free achievement-oriented Black History curriculum
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“1776 Unites achieves high quality scores for nearly all its resources. This suggest that the materials used in each unit provide substantial information, offer the possibility of high impact for students, and contain a multitude of topics”

Social Studies Knowledge Map

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Impact

Accomplishments

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Create an Impact

Our non-profit relies on the generous support of our donors to create an impact in neighborhoods across the country.

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Get Involved

The Woodson Center operates throughout the nation to help community and faith-based organizations with training, technical assistance, and linkages to sources of support.

“Those suffering the problem must be involved in the creation and implementation of the solution.”
– Bob Woodson –

104th NCSS Annual Conference

Thursday, November 21, 2024
Sunday, November 24, 2024
All-day event
Hynes Convention Center • 900 Boylston Street • Boston, MA
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We are pleased to announce we will be attending the National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference for the third year in a row to exhibit our K-12 Black History and Excellence Curriculum, which now has close to 200,000 downloads.