Black History Month Informational Speech

In 1976 President Gerald R. Ford dedicated February as the official month to honor and celebrate achievements made by African-Americans, as well as recognize their central role in the creation and betterment of the United States. Black History Month was born and every US President has dedicated the annual celebration since. They chose the second month of the year due to Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr’s birthdays falling in that month. Two great men that helped emancipate the millions of American slaves from bondage and proving segregated mistreatment is not true equality. While Lincoln and Dr. King should be celebrated for their years of work and courage, so should the hundreds of other political and social activists that worked every day to ensure a better future for the millions of African-Americans that were treated inferior due to the color of their skin. Men and women like Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, WEB Du Bois, and Rosa Parks fill the historical textbooks that educate the future

"Hands Up, Don't Shoot", black Lives matter. This is the slogan that the black man has taken on to

Imagine your son going out to the real world he has a kid and a wife then there's a knock on the door and you look thru the peephole and the cops and their heads are down and you're confused you open the door and they tell you “Ma’am your son has died”,and you say how they say he has been gunned down by an officer and you know your son was unarmed and you're confused because your son has nevered been doing something bad.This and every day thing you see to african american some are innocent and unarmed and they get shot by police because they say they were fighting back or they were about to pull out a gun and this happens everywhere and police brutality happens every state and everywhere and it mostly happens to african american and other races.

The purpose of this paper is to inform readers about the importance of the celebration of African American History Month. There is a misconception about African American or Black History Month. Black History Month is the annual festivals that have been observed in the United States to recognize the achievements of African American Social Reformers, Civil Rights Activists, and other essentials people in Black History. This paper will focus on the reasons behind the celebration. I ponder the importance of celebrating African American History Month. I also contemplate on the main reason to celebrate the event in February.

Stokely Carmichael gave his most famous speech on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley in 1966. His speech, “Black Power,” addresses the issue of black racism in America and gives strategies for advancing black civil rights. His use of ethos, logos, and pathos is successful in getting the audience to engage and connect with his speech.

Carter G. Woodson officially established Black history month in 1926, therefore most of the world's population today never experienced a world without black history month. Without Black history month are incapable of learning and knowing about those African American inventors, engineers and scientist, that changed the world without even receiving credit. I believe that's the purpose of black history month. Black history month, designed to give recognition to those whom, in their lifetime, denied the credit that they deserved. Black history month educates people, because in school we rarely learn about how minorities such as african americans, helped build the world we live in today.

My African American History Month Paper is about Sterling A.Brown’s Life. Sterling background history is that he was born Howard University where his dad was working as a slave. His mom and dad grew up at the same place and they talked about when he was little.They have a lot of kids and he was the only boy out of most of them. He was raised on a farm in Howard,Maryland during his childhood. Where he studied at is the Southern U.S to be a professor for the black culture of all black people.

Black history month has been celebrated for many years in America; People often celebrated the struggle through events or films but not all citizens liked the events or films. For instance, in the book Between The World and Me, the author coates disliked how the people were being shown to celebrate the legacy of African Americans.

You watch your favorite player all year long and now he is in the MVP race, you are all hyped, but what if he didn't win? Now that's why I'm here to explain you why Aaron Rodgers is the number one candidate for the NFL MVP. So, first I will be telling you his stats from the 2016 regular season. Then, we will compare those stats to the one of his previous MVP season in 2014. Finally, we will compare him to the other MVP candidates and explain why he should be the NFL MVP.

I think that your third one would be a huge draw for black students on campus. There is a group that I know of that is centered on social justice issues concerning black people in America. I think that if we were able to get the flier and word out ( we could use those screens that usually advertise events on campus), there should be some willingness to participate from the group. I think the BSU would also be interested in this as well as the black fraternity and sorority. I know we can reach the greek students through Deborah (from bible study) and we can reach the BSU through Kandra (on the choir). I know Che (on the choir) is in the group I wrote about earlier and I also have the group leader's contact info if you need it. Concerning the panelists, we could invite Pastor Eric Mason, Pastor Terry Davis or his wife Pastor Pamela Davis and Pastor Gregory Ross. I'm not sure if you would be interested in having a more diverse group of panelists or if you'd prefer to have just black panelists since the topic is geared towards black students.

Black History Month has been a staple in American culture ever since it was introduced. During this month we celebrate African American people who have influenced daily life throughout history. My history teacher Coach Willie Wyatt is one of those people, he has been a role model for his students, covers topics related to current events and his class, and he has made me think more than any other teacher I have ever had.

Providing programs for African American youth beyond Black History Month is a wonderful opportunity we have to teach our students about the contributions African Americans made in our society. Too often many individuals only celebrate and acknowledge African American contributions in February and seldom mention those individuals throughout the year. Students should understand that despite the struggles of African Americans many of them persevered and have overcome many social injustices.

Black History Month was created to celebrate and honor African American men and women throughout the past. To be able to acknowledge black people for who they are and what they’ve done was a huge milestone that needed to be taken. Black people have always been looked down upon, and allowing them to be recognized in this era brought a lot of peace to this country. Although, there are still some people who believe that it should neither exist nor be celebrated. Without Black History Month, american citizens will stop taking initiative to want to learn about black culture.

Since October 1991 the Leaders of the International Black Summit (IBS) have traveled throughout the world annually sharing the conversation of IBS with summit participants. The conversation finds its expression in the Declaration of the International Black Summit. Through the exploration and inquiry of issues, the summit participants begin discovering and sharing their vision for themselves, the Black community and the world. At the completion of the event participants often asked, when IBS will return to their community to continue the conversation.

Some folks say and support “Black Lives” and others, “All Lives”. As time go on, things take a turn ‘for the worse’. The ‘turn for the worse’ is due to the mindset of many people and the mass media. With time should come justice, peace and common ground on what is happening, but what if no one is supportive or have no knowledge of what is to come? The saying of “All Lives Matter” is deleterious and ruinous to the “Black Lives Matter” movement and support and to the black community by deteriorating their beliefs, livelihood, and mentality.