Why is it that February is Black History month and no one even aknowledges it? When you say February, the first thing that pops into people's minds is Valentines Day. I have nothing against V-Day, but that is exactly it...a DAY. One day out of 28/29 days. But everyone seems to forget to celebrate Black History MONTH, the one time a year that we should be reminded how a set of people overcame hardships and broke free. Teach people to become aware of the acheivements that Black people have done. Not only stuff that has happened a lifetime ago either, but in our own life time. Like Barack Obama becoming president of the Free World, Toni Morrison being awarded a Nobel Prize in Literature becoming the first African-American to win the highest literary honor in the world in 1993. Or in 2002, Halle Berry and Denzel Washington win Academy Awards for best actress in "Monster's Ball" and best actor in "Training Day" respectively. Tyler Perry has his own studio and makes some of the best plays and films. now there is more and more young black people coming out into the scene, and I like to keep up with it by going on a Black Celebrity Kids website.Black Celebrity Kids
I know quite a few people who told me that they don't celebrate this month or take a black/African studies class because it is only a bunch of other black people and no diversity. But how can we expect for other races and cultures to learn about us if we don't even want to learn about our own history?
Just want to tell people what is on my mind at the moment.
