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Black History Month : Black History Facts

February 1st marks Black History Month!

Black History Month is the month dedicated to the important people and events in black culture - Click to see pictures of famous black Americans

According to biography.com/blackhistory, The Black Power Movement of the ‘70s made popular racial pride and the significance of cultural values. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History started Negro History Week in 1926 with the goal to educate blacks about their cultural background and give them a sense of pride in their race. ( Read Black History Facts more... )

Some Black History Facts

Victoria has been home to substantial history in the black community from nationally known leaders visiting to local residents making their mark in history.

To kick off Black History Month, here are 10 little-known pieces of black history from the Crossroads area. ( Read Black History Facts more... )

February Welcomes Black History Month With 10 Rare Facts

For the next 28 days, African-American music legends, activists, philanthropists, artists, politicians, athletes and more will be celebrated for their greatness.

For the 35th year in a row, February marks Black History Month, a time for all to recognize the richness, strength and beauty of African-American history.

We remember monumental events, from the Civil War to President Barack Obama's election, and revolutionaries such as Malcolm X, Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King. ( Read Black History Facts more... )

Black History Month 2011: Facts on the Annual Celebration

Today marks the start of Black History Month, when African-American history is celebrated in the classroom, on television and in daily life.

One of the running good-natured jokes about Black History Month is that it just so happens to be celebrated in February -- the shortest month of the year. How did February become Black History Month? Surge Desk presents the history of, ah, the history month. ( Read Black History Facts more... )

Black History Month quiz: Jackie Robinson's secret contract and more

February marks the 25th anniversary of Black History Month, which highlights the actions and achievements of African Americans throughout U.S. history. Other countries, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also celebrate their own black history months. Here are ten questions to test your knowledge of the facts.

- Aaron Couch ( Read Black History Facts more... )

Five things you didn't know about black history

The annual Black History Month celebration begins Tuesday. Following are some facts you may not know about the legacy of black Americans.

Black History Month grew out of "Negro History Week," the brainchild of noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other prominent African-Americans. Since 1976, every U.S. president has designated February as Black History Month. Other countries, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to black history. ( Read Black History Facts more... )

Black History Month – it's time for a name change

NIAGARA FALLS — While history is almost always written by the conqueror, and imposed upon the vanquished, there are those who think that we should leave things as they were recorded and to make no corrections of historic facts, regardless of how well documented.

Some call it revisionist history; but it is really corrective history. Building such a leaning tower is one that is built of beautiful bricks, but without mortar; and it is destined to fall. And fall, it must. ( Read Black History Facts more... )

Guest Column: A black history month salute to Carter Woodson

By Thomas R. Smith, a.k.a. William Penn, Special to the Times

This article is twofold. Part One recites Penn family Slave-Holding. Part Two recites the life of Carter G. Woodson, without whom there would be no Black History Month.

William Penn speaking: “My father was a Slave-Holder. My father, a seafarer, gained the slave he brought home via a “war prize.” (Prize goods belonged to the Crown.) Father went through legal hoops petitioning the king for one of a group, who had been taken aboard ship from a foreign war enemy. The King obliged in royalist - ho-hum slow time. – For his resolve father gained a Life Servant.” ( Read Black History Facts more... )

Why celebrate Black History Month? - The Mis-education of the Negro part 1

By Stokely Grey

With Black History Month quickly approaching I think of how many of us still take history for granted. While growing up in Basseterre, St. Kitts, history was a mandatory subject for every student. However, throughout my entire formal education beginning with the Basseterre Boys School to graduating from the Basseterre High School with a CXC passing grade in history, the overall theme seemed particularly repetitive.

The summary that I and many of my schoolmates gained was a theme of history that highlighted and glorified Europeans and their achievements, their technology, their intellect and created an illusion of their superiority. ( Read Black History Facts more... )

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