Black History Month. (official thread)

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ya rock muh world.

January 31, 2018, 11:12:55 AM Last Edit: February 01, 2018, 08:12:34 AM by Afro
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Hatsumomo

January 31, 2018, 11:13:38 AM #1 Last Edit: January 31, 2018, 11:13:48 AM by The Serpent & The Rainbow
yaaaas I can't wait to see the whites fuming all month

hotep.


ya rock muh world.

January 31, 2018, 11:22:06 AM #3 Last Edit: January 31, 2018, 11:24:58 AM by Afro
Quote from: The Serpent & The Rainbow on January 31, 2018, 11:13:38 AM
yaaaas I can't wait to see the whites fuming all month
I honestly think a lot of them will be celebrating with us.

There's been a lot more allies who are unafraid to come forward and say "Wait this isn't fair guys :unsure: "

Trump's presidency has actually done this country some good. It really showed that shit people thought was done with and in the past still exists. Obama is KING but I think his run in office gave a lot of people a false sense of security in a sense. "Oh! Look at that! We did it ya'll!" Not quite.

I have NEVER seen so many open and honest conversations everywhere. On TV, on social media...Like, people are REALLY calling others out on their shit. No stone is being left unturned.

Trump really gave the Charlotesville idiots enough courage to show their ass. And it really WOKE people up. Especially in the South. Stop smiling and grinning like everything is fine when you still hate each other.

https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/13/opinions/charleston-to-charlottesville-opinion-risher/index.html


Hatsumomo

January 31, 2018, 11:23:46 AM #4 Last Edit: January 31, 2018, 11:23:57 AM by The Serpent & The Rainbow
Quote from: Afro on January 31, 2018, 11:22:06 AM
Quote from: The Serpent & The Rainbow on January 31, 2018, 11:13:38 AM
yaaaas I can't wait to see the whites fuming all month
I honestly think a lot of them will be celebrating with us.

There's been a lot more allies who are unafraid to come forward and say "Wait this isn't fair guys :unsure: "

Trump's presidency has actually done this country some good. It really showed that shit people thought was done with and in the past still exists. Obama is KING but I think his run in office gave a lot of people a false sense of security in a sense. "Oh! Look at that! We did it ya'll!" Not quite.

I have NEVER seen so many open and honest conversations everywhere. On TV, on social media...Like, people are REALLY calling others out on their shit. No stone is being left unturned.

https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/13/opinions/charleston-to-charlottesville-opinion-risher/index.html

so true.. we are making a breathrough  :stressed:

GRAND

Can't wait to tell everyone non black it's my month so they owe me gifts


ya rock muh world.

GODgle is kicking things off nicely by celebrating the person who was among the first to actually begin studying Black history.

Carter G. Woodson began "Negro History Week",which eventually grew to "Black History Month."

Carter G. Woodson: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know



1. Carter G. Woodson Was Born to Former Slaves
Woodson?s parents were former slaves. He was born in 1875 in New Canton, Virginia, to Anne Eliza and James Henry Woodson, according to Google. Growing up, Woodson held many different jobs. ?During the 1890s, he hired himself out as a farm and manual laborer, drove a garbage truck, worked in coalmines, and attended high school and college in Berea College, Kentucky?from which he earned a B.L. degree in 1903,? notes Blackpast.org.

2. Woodson Was the Second African-American to Ever Receive a Harvard University Doctorate Degree
After high school, Woodson?s thirst for education remained. He was a pioneer in higher education. He was also a well-traveled man. ?From late 1903 until early 1907, Woodson worked in the Philippines under the auspices of the US War Department. Woodson then traveled to Africa, Asia, and Europe and briefly attended the Sorbonne in Paris, France,? notes Blackpast.org.

3. Woodson Worked to Make Sure That African-American History Was Taught in Schools
Woodson is honored at the start of Black History Month because he was so instrumental in bringing recognition to the importance of black history and founded a week that evolved into the month. According to Google, he worked to ensure that it was ?taught in schools and studied by other scholars. He devised a program to encourage this study, which began in February of 1926 as a weeklong event.?

4. Dr. Woodson Was a Prolific Author
As part of his efforts to record black history, Carter Woodson became a prolific author. According to the museum that bears his name, ?Dr. Woodson was the founder of Associated Publishers, the founder and editor of the Negro History Bulletin, and the author of more than 30 books. His best known publication is The Mis-Education of the Negro, originally published in 1933 and still pertinent today.?

5. Woodson Wished There Would Come a Day When America Didn?t Need Special Days to Honor Black History :plea:
According to the NAACP, Woodson longed for a day when America didn?t need a Black History Month ? or week. ?Dr. Woodson often said that he hoped the time would come when Negro History Week would be unnecessary; when all Americans would willingly recognize the contributions of Black Americans as a legitimate and integral part of the history of this country,? wrote the NAACP.

Read more @ https://heavy.com/news/2018/02/carter-g-woodson-google-doodle/



AIDS

Every year when black history month starts I recall a heated conversation I had with a coworker when she asked me "Why don't they just stick MLK day in February since it's already black history month"

:fuming:

Barbie Dangerous

Quote from: MARS. on February 01, 2018, 09:06:28 AM
Every year when black history month starts I recall a heated conversation I had with a coworker when she asked me "Why don't they just stick MLK day in February since it's already black history month"

:fuming:
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RAY7

I didn?t know that stuff about Carter Woodson
T4P

ya rock muh world.

Quote from: MARS. on February 01, 2018, 09:06:28 AM
Every year when black history month starts I recall a heated conversation I had with a coworker when she asked me "Why don't they just stick MLK day in February since it's already black history month"

:fuming:
fcbdd

toss Kwanzaa in there too! :cheerup:

and TVone, etc


ya rock muh world.

Quote from: AYR on February 01, 2018, 09:21:29 AM
I didn?t know that stuff about Carter Woodson
T4P
:sistas:

I'll be sharing fun facts every day
as long as time allows.

Promise to keep it short and sweet :woohoo:


ya rock muh world.

Youtube is honoring Black History Month as well...if you go to the homepage their logo changes to the words "CREATE Black History"

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