Why Black History Month is important 28 Articles

by Cheri Tillman

Black History From a White Mom's Perspective After my husband and I adopted our first sibling group of African American children, Black History month took on an entirely new meaning for me. The first Black History mont...read more

by Alan Fernald

Black History Month is a time for all blacks to remember the long road traveled since the founding of America. It is also a time for all Americans to be reminded of the role black Americans have played in the building of ...read more

by Shannon Rayford

Being raised in the deep south in a town that's only twenty percent African American, I have heard many people claim that Black History Month is racist. They claim a White History Month would never be allowed, so Black His...read more

by Rita Joyce

Black History Month is definitely important because too many times African Americans are not credited for the contributions that they have made to the United States (as well in other parts of the world, of course.) And it ...read more

by Marcus Brooks

Every February, Americans recognized the accomplishments and the histories of black people. For twenty-eight or twenty-nine days, African-American history is discussed and debated. Learning about black history has import...read more

by Tom Koecke

Every February children all over this great land learn about Black History, because we dedicate that month for that purpose. Some people question whether it is right to do so, claiming it is right to teach Black history me...read more

by Morgan Johnson

The purpose of Black History Month is to educate all people in the contributions made by African Americans throughout history. More than this, it is to teach people so they will know that Black people CAN achieve, indeed H...read more

by R. Renee Bembry

In 1926 Dr. Carter G. Woodson, an African American author, scholar, founder of the Journal of Negro History, the Associated Publishers, the Negro History Bulletin, and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and Histor...read more

by Leon Wallace Jr

Black History is too broad a topic. I am more interested in the interpretation of Black Biblical Studies. I want to tell you how I happen to stumble up on the subject and how it has has a profound influence on my entire ...read more

by Mo Washington

Although it is the shortest and often the coldest, Black History month is one of the best. It is the one time of year where the accomplishments of my people are celebrated nationally. Typically the best ever are usually me...read more

by Aaron Riser

The Importance of Black History Month As settlers came from foreign lands to these shores, America became a tapestry of many races and cultures. Native Americans, the Spanish, French, English and others exchanged ideas...read more

by Cherryl Floyd-Miller

It was the gravity of Morgan Freeman's words that sprung America into analysis and debate in December 2005: "I don't want a Black History Month," he told 60 Minutes reporter Mike Wallace. "Black history is American hist...read more

by Liwana Woolridge

You can never truly understand where you are going if you don't acknowledge where you've come from. You can never truly say you are an overcomer if you have never really been through anything. You don't ever really appre...read more

by I. Michael Akbar

"Those who have no record of what their forebears have accomplished lose the inspiration which comes from the teaching of biography and history." - Dr. Carter G. Woodson, originator of Black History Month. On February ...read more

by Phyllis Dewberry

Nineteen twenty-six marked the timing of Black History Week staking its claim in history. Carter G. Woodson blazed a heroic trail across the great historical divide and placed the peg in a plot to reside, the month of Febr...read more

by Susan S. Davis

The "Black experience," as it was coined in the 60s and 70s, is actually an "American" experience. We must never forget the importance of the African American component in society. It is every bit as relevant as anything...read more

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by Tres Mali Scott

In 2006 I saw a Government issued calendar that did not have "Black History Month" listed for observances. I became very upset. Many Black people died not only for Blacks, but also for other races and for this country. My ...read more

by Bree Munroe

Black History Month is to history what Cliffs Notes are to Shakespeare. The difference between the two; however, is that you can always read one of Shakespeare's books instead of using the Cliffs Notes while Black History...read more

by Trinity Waters

In middle school, my history teacher, Mrs, Robinson said that she does not celebrate Black History Month. I immediately thought: "what!?" She explained that she feels that it should be celebrated all year round, not for ju...read more

by Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

Black History Month or African American History Month is important for one cardinal reason. People who do not remember history are condemned to repeat it. It is also important to remember a segment of the population of the...read more