Black History Month

Black History Month is a very important one. My favorite person that we can celebrate this month is Hank Aaron. Hank is an incredible baseball player. He set glorious examples for all African Americans who wished to have an accomplished career in baseball. Hank Aaron is one of the best performers I know of.

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Black History Month is an accomplishment that we should be proud of in the Black community. Carter G. Woodson chose the month of February for some important reasons. For instance, Black History Month marks the birthdays of two men who influenced the black population, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln according to Woodson. In addition, the Fifteenth Amendment was passed on February 3, 1870, which granted blacks the right to vote. There were a lot of significant reasons for allowing Black History Week to begin in February. However, I seriously doubt if Woodson would have accepted the extension of this week in the shortest month of the year. Woodson chose a week in February, because it had symbolic significance. Black History Week began in 1926. However, it is now 1999 and in seventy-three years Black Americans allowed our contributions to American society to be extended from Negro History Week to Black History

African-American history are those events that started with the first slave ships from Africa to the Caribbean Islands and carry through their journey as a people both individually and collectively to today's societies across the Americas.

Imagine the idea of living in a society where you are segregated from your peers as a result of the colour of your skin. Envision living in a place that you no longer wish to call home because the people around you are being eradicated left right and center.

It is very vital to have Black historians, because history is told from the White perspective, to be completely honest. Take, African American historian, Asa Hillard for example. He created 12 Master Keys regarding Kemet and Ancient African history. When Black historians research Black history, they find that our history was stolen from us! Being that the Kemetic people were so advanced, it was hard to believe that people of color had such an impact on the world. Reason why, the Greek take all the credit for all of African history. We are taught throughout school of the amazing accomplishments made by the White man, but when discussing Black people in history, all we are known for is being

Growing up black history month seemed to be something that was rehearsed, I remember in 4th grade my fellow classmates would choose someone they wanted to be, learn a short dialogue about that person’s life and that was it. Then it got creative, pieces of papers handed out to everyone in the class to color Martian Luther King and Rosa Parks when in all actuality there was more to our history. Over the course of time the perception of African Americans has continued to be the same and even with a legacy of people who have paved the way for us many people don’t seem to appreciate it. Black history month has lost its value over time especially in my generation.

Black History Month is a time to reflect on the trials and triumphs of African-Americans across the nation, and a time to celebrate the achievements of those who have played a central role in the fight for equality.

Black History Month started off, as Black History Week in 1926 in 1976 it became a month. It is known that many minorities have suffered in America, Canada, and the United Kingdom especially African Americans; therefore, a month was created to raise awareness of their culture and the role they played in American history. There are other minorities such as Latinos and the Gay/Lesbian community who have suffered and played a huge role in American history who deserve an annual celebration of achievements by Mexican Americans.

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In the campus of the college she founded, by the most beautiful beach, humbly and quietly rests a great soul, Mary McLeod Bethune. Many people wonder why Black History Month is so important. Black History Month is not just a name, it is a celebration of innovative Black Americans like Mary McLeod Bethune, who didn't let racial discrimination and discouragement stop her from achieving her dreams against all odds.

Throughout history, just about every group of people have been oppressed in some way. From African Americans, to Hispanics, to judgement based on religion or gender, it is taught all of the time. Most popular are events such as the slavery in early America and the Holocaust. But one group that was also oppressed here in our own country were the Native Americans; arguably, they still are. However, they are not mentioned nearly as much as the others. There is no day for a leader of Native American civil rights as there is for Martin Luther King Jr.; Native American Heritage Month does exist, in November, but it gets much less attention in comparison to the African American History Month in February. This group has faced just as much continuing

This year, to celebrate Black History Month, we pay tribute to the contributions made by African-Americans in Musical Theater. The medium of musical performance theater has always been a vibrant and unique entity enriched by ancient West African folklore, and European theatrical practices. A continuum of the African folk traditions of storytelling that uses music, song, and dance to help us understand our difference, as well as celebrate the sameness of who we are as people.

Kwanzaa is an African American holiday that is celebrated from December 26 until January 1. Kwanzaa is not affiliated with any religion. Kwanzaa was started to assist African Americans recollect their heritage. Dr. Maulana Karenga founded Kwanzaa in 1966. Dr. Karenga was a professor and chairman of black studies at California State University. Kwanzaa was established in result of the Watts riots. The Watts riot occurred in a predominantly black neighborhood in Los Angeles. Dr. Maulana Karenga developed Kwanzaa to amalgamate African Americans as a community. Kwanzaa is an Swahili word and is borrowed from the phrase “matunda ya kwanza”, which means fresh fruits.

In the film More Than a Month by filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman, Tilghman argues that we should end Black History Month for once and for all. In this film he attempts to demonstrate the truth about BHM and examine what might happen if BHM no longer existed. Tilghman argues that “Black History is American History”, and he believes that the only solution to this problem is to end BHM and incorporate it all year around. So the question is: should we end Black History Month? This is an extremely controversial question which has been asked all over the world for many years. Everyone has their own opinion and beliefs about whether to end BHM or not, but there isn’t a correct answer.