Cancel Black History Month
3 years, 1 month ago

Cancel Black History Month

Huff Post  

Black History Month is already off to a great start. But in 50 years, if Black History Month still exists, the same type of people will be quoting Biden’s first Black woman Supreme Court nominee, I guarantee it. If, as Dr. Cornel West coined it, Martin Luther King Jr. has been “Santa Claus-ified,” then Black History Month has become Christmas. After George Floyd was murdered in 2020, there was a surge of what I like to call “racial awareness.” White people I haven’t spoken to since 2007 were suddenly DMing me on Instagram to “check in.” Every industry pledged to work on its diversity and inclusion; mayors of major cities painted “Black Lives Matter” on their streets, and who can forget the iconic tweet “Gushers wouldn’t be Gushers without the Black community and your voices”? And if you need to see an indicator of what Black History Month 2022 will be this year, look no further than this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance, where the same people who were crowing about how it’s offensive to say the legacy of slavery still carries on today were posting the only MLK quote they knew.

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This Black History Month, we're highlighting stories from community changemakers
1 month ago

This Black History Month, we're highlighting stories from community changemakers

NPR  

This Black History Month, we're highlighting stories from community changemakers toggle caption Matheus Sastre, Xina Eiland, and Kathy Baxley Black history is American history, and it happens every single day. During Black History Month, many people focus on well-known historical figures like Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Knowing this, the Up First newsletter asked NPR readers …

Trump fans chant ‘four more years’ as president bathes in praise and hypes Elon Musk’s DOGE at Black History Month event
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump fans chant ‘four more years’ as president bathes in praise and hypes Elon Musk’s DOGE at Black History Month event

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy While other agencies and institutions cancel or scale back their …

Trump holds Black History Month event amid anti-DEI push
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump holds Black History Month event amid anti-DEI push

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump marked Black History Month at the White House on Thursday by making an appearance at a celebratory reception with a surprise guest, golf legend Tiger Woods, while calling out other athletes in attendance and marveling at the size of the crowd. AP AUDIO: Trump holds Black History Month event as some agencies skip recognition after …

Celebrating Black History Month: Stories of young heroes who changed the world
1 month, 1 week ago

Celebrating Black History Month: Stories of young heroes who changed the world

The Hindu  

What is Black History Month? Claudette Colvin One cannot miss mentioning Rosa Parks, widely known as the mother of Civil Rights Movement for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in 1955. His ability to articulate his views on racial justice, often with fierce determination, resonated with many and solidified his role as one of the most …

Trump's Black History Month Proclamation Not-So-Surprisingly Omits This Important Subject
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump's Black History Month Proclamation Not-So-Surprisingly Omits This Important Subject

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump has issued a proclamation recognizing Black History Month this February, despite his recent executive orders that have gutted diversity, equity and inclusion practices in organizations across the country since he took office last month. Additionally, Trump has ordered U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory.” The Defense Department’s intelligence …

Did Donald Trump cancel Black History Month?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Did Donald Trump cancel Black History Month?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Amid President Donald Trump’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion …

Black History Month explained: its origins, celebrations and myths
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Black History Month explained: its origins, celebrations and myths

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month –- a celebration of Black history, culture and education. Black History Month explained: its origins, celebrations and myths The history of the month dates back almost a century, and the way it is celebrated and evolved has created history in …

Black History Month explained: Its origins, celebrations and myths
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Black History Month explained: Its origins, celebrations and myths

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Since then, presidents have made annual proclamations for National …

Black History Month explained: Origins, celebrations and myths
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Black History Month explained: Origins, celebrations and myths

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month –- a celebration of Black history, culture and education. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print The origins of the month Black History Month wasn’t always a monthlong celebration. “Additionally, some communities select specific …

White House Press Secretary's Puzzling Remark About Black History Month Spurs Questions
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White House Press Secretary's Puzzling Remark About Black History Month Spurs Questions

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to a question about Black History Month during her first press briefing on Tuesday — and many found her answer quite unsettling. At the briefing, White House correspondent April Ryan asked Leavitt whether President Donald Trump’s administration has plans to celebrate Black History Month this year, given the president’s ongoing …

What you need to know about the origins of Black History Month
1 year, 1 month ago

What you need to know about the origins of Black History Month

LA Times  

Black History Month is considered one of the nation’s oldest organized history celebrations, and has been recognized by U.S. presidents for decades through proclamations and celebrations. for the Study of African American History, who first came up with the idea of the celebration that became Black History Month. for the Study of African American History, said Woodson chose that week …

What you need to know about the origins of Black History Month
1 year, 1 month ago

What you need to know about the origins of Black History Month

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It was Carter G. Woodson, a founder of the …

What you need to know about the origins of Black History Month
55 years, 2 months ago

What you need to know about the origins of Black History Month

Associated Press  

This article by former AP reporter Jesse J. Holland was originally published on Feb. 2, 2017. Woodson is a founder of the Association for the Study of African American History, who first came up with the idea of the celebration that became Black History Month. It was Carter G. Woodson, a founder of the Association for the Study of African …

Black History Month 2024 has begun. Here's this year's theme and other things to know
2 years, 1 month ago

Black History Month 2024 has begun. Here's this year's theme and other things to know

NPR  

Black History Month 2024 has begun. "In the South, they tried to suppress Black history or African American history in the public schools," Dulaney says, "particularly about things like Reconstruction and slavery, literally distorting the curriculum." Across the country, public schools "created all these courses and mandates for Black history," unofficially creating a Black History Month, King said. By 1976, …

We can celebrate diversity without erasing Blackness
2 years, 5 months ago

We can celebrate diversity without erasing Blackness

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At this …

Black History Month should be renamed ‘accurate history month’
2 years, 5 months ago

Black History Month should be renamed ‘accurate history month’

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. As much as I love Black …

Black history is being made every single day – and it’s beautiful
2 years, 5 months ago

Black history is being made every single day – and it’s beautiful

The Independent  

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Biden closes out Black History Month with White House event
3 years ago

Biden closes out Black History Month with White House event

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden welcomed Black leaders to the White House Monday for a jovial Black History Month celebration, where he called on Congress to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, and pass voting rights bills. “But I also know what’s possible if we work together, if we keep the faith, if we remember - changes and …

Why does Black History Month matter?
3 years, 1 month ago

Why does Black History Month matter?

NPR  

Why does Black History Month matter? Tilghman says the "core impulse" for his petition to end Black History Month was rooted in his childhood. "Let's talk about Black people" By the time he was growing up in New York City public schools in the 1980s, Jeffries says Black History Month felt very much like, "let's talk about Black people for …

An L.A. Unified teacher on Black History Month: ‘It is a time to love being Black ‘
3 years, 1 month ago

An L.A. Unified teacher on Black History Month: ‘It is a time to love being Black ‘

LA Times  

To the editor: Black History Month is a time for pride, reflection and goal setting. Black History Month is a time to research, explore and appreciate our culture and our heritage as Black people. As a teacher and coach at Dorsey High in the Los Angeles Unified School District, I think of Black History Month as a time to study …

Here's the story behind Black History Month — and why it's celebrated in February
3 years, 1 month ago

Here's the story behind Black History Month — and why it's celebrated in February

NPR  

Here's the story behind Black History Month — and why it's celebrated in February Enlarge this image toggle caption Warren K Leffler/Universal History Archive/Getty Images Warren K Leffler/Universal History Archive/Getty Images Every February, the U.S. honors the contributions and sacrifices of African Americans who have helped shape the nation. Fifty years after the first celebrations, President Gerald R. Ford officially …

Black History Month 2021: When is it, how did it start and how is it commemorated?
3 years, 5 months ago

Black History Month 2021: When is it, how did it start and how is it commemorated?

The Independent  

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Black History Month: All You Need to Know About the Historic Movement in the US
4 years, 1 month ago

Black History Month: All You Need to Know About the Historic Movement in the US

News 18  

February marks the Black History Month in the United States, a country that has a deep-rooted history of enslavement and racial injustice. This year, the Black History Month comes more under the spotlight after the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests that took place in 2020. In 1976, when the Civil Rights Movement was at its peak, President Gerald Ford expanded …

We’ve never had a Black History Month like this before (Opinion)
6 years, 1 month ago

We’ve never had a Black History Month like this before (Opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peniel Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor of history. In a country where Barack Obama was President, public discourse …

Why this year’s Black History Month is pivotal (opinion)
6 years, 1 month ago

Why this year’s Black History Month is pivotal (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peniel Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in Ethics and Political Values and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor of history. Each February, Black History Month subverts conventional narratives of American …

Let’s Fix Black History Month
6 years, 1 month ago

Let’s Fix Black History Month

Slate  

In 2014, Aisha Harris proposed some ways to make the annual tradition of Black History Month more meaningful. Apologies for being a downer, but one of the reasons Black History Month exists in the first place is because black Americans have long been a marginalized group. Angela Davis has put it well: Black History Month should be a time to …

Let This February Be A Reminder That Black History Built This
6 years, 1 month ago

Let This February Be A Reminder That Black History Built This

Huff Post  

The way that America approaches Black History Month is grossly limiting. Carter G. Woodson didn’t create Negro History Week in 1926, which became Black History Month 40 years later, for our stories to be watered down and fictionalized by way of revisionist history. This is why, this February, HuffPost Black Voices is reminding y’all that Black History Built This. All …

Is it time to revisit Black History Month? (opinion)
7 years, 1 month ago

Is it time to revisit Black History Month? (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Kerra L. Bolton is the founder of Unmuted Consulting, a strategic political communications consultancy and online academy that helps individuals, communities and organizations spark and drive change. Kerra Bolton Scott Brown Meanwhile, observing Black History Month in American public schools has usually meant glossing over the brutal reality of slavery and Jim Crow in favor of nonviolent and …

This Black History Month, We Celebrate The Glory Within Us
7 years, 1 month ago

This Black History Month, We Celebrate The Glory Within Us

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING There’s something uniquely glorious about blackness. I’ve always known this, especially growing up with parents who emphasized this by reading Maya Angelou poems at bedtime and sent me to an elementary school where we learned black history year round. That’s why the theme for this Black History Month at HuffPost Black Voices is #BlackGlory. In addition to …

Things to know about Black History Month
8 years, 1 month ago

Things to know about Black History Month

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Like his predecessors, President Donald Trump plans to commemorate Black History Month with an official proclamation, a gala and receptions at the White House to celebrate the contributions of the United States’ black citizens. It was Carter G. Woodson, a founder of the Association for the Study of African American History, who first came up with the idea …

Black History Month: An American story you weren’t told
8 years, 1 month ago

Black History Month: An American story you weren’t told

Al Jazeera  

‘The history of African Americans, which is to say the history of America, is a pendulum of resilience and retaliation.’ To mark Black History Month, Al Jazeera is showcasing some of our best stories on race and identity. Read the complete story here – Know your history: Understanding racism in the US Black History Month and the uses of the …

This Black History Month, We Declare: 'We, Too, Are America'
8 years, 1 month ago

This Black History Month, We Declare: 'We, Too, Are America'

Huff Post  

Illustration: Ji Sub Jeong/HuffPost; Photos: Getty February marks the launch of Black History Month, a time to recognize the central role and revolutionary work of black people in America. However, this year, Black History Month, a time meant to celebrate and embrace inclusion, also descends at a shameful moment in American history. With four words at the end of the …

TV preview, Black and British: A Forgotten History (BBC1, Wednesday 9pm): tales both fascinating and enjoyable
8 years, 4 months ago

TV preview, Black and British: A Forgotten History (BBC1, Wednesday 9pm): tales both fascinating and enjoyable

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy To be honest, and to my shame, I had no taken …

Do we need a Black History Month?
9 years, 1 month ago

Do we need a Black History Month?

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Nayaba Arinde is the editor of Amsterdam News, one of the oldest black-owned publications in the United States, and is an activist and radio commentator in England and in the U.S. Story highlights Nayaba Arinde: It would be absurd for black people to seek validation for the month from white people, but whites should pay attention How ironic …

Has 'Black History Month' failed us?
11 years, 5 months ago

Has 'Black History Month' failed us?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "I always wondered why the history of black people …

Black History Month and the uses of the past
13 years, 1 month ago

Black History Month and the uses of the past

Al Jazeera  

In the US, is black history merely a sad prelude to the present, or an ongoing nightmare of discrimination and violence? This version of Black History Month recognises that as human beings we create our own history, but not according to conditions of our own choosing, and that, in WEB DuBois’ eloquent phrase from Souls of Black Folk: “Education among …

Black History Month is Living History Month
14 years ago

Black History Month is Living History Month

Wired  

I love Black History Month. And true, it ultimately took losing the 1993 Super Bowl to convince Arizona voters to enact Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the first place. Being a socially aware person in Arizona during those events – child though I was – made history real for me. With few exceptions, the names and dates and places …

Black History Is American History
14 years, 11 months ago

Black History Is American History

Huff Post  

It was August 28th, 1963, and the greatest civil rights coalition in modern history had descended upon Washington. Dr. King started his prolific speech by recounting the past and present injustices many African Americans experienced during their quest for civil rights. During this month we honor great pioneers like Crispus Attucks, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, the Honorable Shirley Chisholm, Fannie …

Why We Need Black History Month
19 years, 1 month ago

Why We Need Black History Month

NPR  

Why We Need Black History Month Commentator Clarence Page explains his belief that Black History Month is essential and needs to continue. Mr. CLARENCE PAGE, commentator: Every year at about this time, I hear somebody ask why we still have Black History Month. If we did away with Black History month, I suspect that the entire subject would soon fade …

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