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Black History Week was founded in 1926 by famed African-American historian Carter G. Woodson, then later upgraded to Black History Month in 1976, meant to occur every February. During the 1970’s, Black History Month was like a new toy and widely observed in African-American culture, along with Kwanzaa and other celebrations of Black America. However, somewhere down the line these cultural celebrations fell off. But why?
Like Kwanzaa, Black History Month is a somewhat confusing cultural celebration. Selected to occur during the shortest and one of the coldest months of the year, what does one do to honor Black History during the one month of February? What should one do?
In actuality, Black History Month is an “unnecessary necessity.” Or in other words, having a dedicated month of Black History that very few people actually observe — until the next February — is a futile and formal exercise of “going through the motions.” The celebration and education of Black History should not be confined to one month, but should be observed throughout the year. Americans don’t just say “God Bless America” during July or only on Independence Day…they say it year round. So, why can’t African-Americans do the same with Black History Month??
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And so, ask yourself these very important questions: Did you observe Black History Month yourself? Did anyone you know observe Black History Month? Did this February just come and go as usual, or did you even take a moment to realize and recognize this as the month dedicated to Black History?
As this February of 2014 comes to a close, the question remains: Is Black History Month still necessary? Or is it time we stopped limiting such important history to one very short month out of the year and started honoring it EVERY day of the year?
Black history is necessary more than ever. It is a time for Blacks to embrace, celebrate, and learn about their own history in a society that lies and denies your very existence and everything that they have done to you. In a country that celebrates the people who stole it but constantly but a negative image and lie about the people they stole and forced to come and work and build this country up for free. (Talk about welfare…And you wonder why they are so prosperous it is Not hard work but stolen, forced, and unpaid labor.) A society that mocks and jokes lynchings and murders of black people then and now. Do we still need black history month, yes. You have so many black people male and female getting treatments to lighten their skin, change their eyes to blue, green, light brown, and wearing weaves. Celebrating anyone else history… Read more »