Black History Month posts

Deadspin Pence made sure his tweet reminded people that white savior Abraham Lincoln ended slavery. Because there’s nothing like a gentle slavery reminder for Black History Month.
Mike Pence Gave a White Man a Shoutout for Black History Month
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After Donald Trump’s Black History Month speech and proving to the world that he knows nothing about Frederick Douglass, you’d think his vice president, Mike Pence, would keep his Black History Month comments simple or not say anything at all. Bu Read more ... t, of course, neither of those happened.
110 months ago
The Root We wonder if Pence knows that black history didn't start when slavery (legally) ended?
Mike Pence Gave A White Man a Shoutout For Black History Month
thegrapevine.theroot.com
After Donald Trump’s Black History Month speech and proving to the world he knows nothing about Frederick Douglass, you’d think Mike Pence would keep his Black History Month comments simple or not say anything at all. But of course neither of tho Read more ... se happened.
110 months ago
HuffPost Impact "I did not always appreciate Black History Month. In fact, that it attempted to compress all of black history into a single month, seemed the ultimate segregation."
Alice Walker's Facebook Page Will Give You All The Black History You Need
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What better way to learn black history than through Walker's wisdom.
122 months ago
OneUnited Bank "The beauty of black history is that we're still making it every single day." Join us as we celebrate our history and our community throughout Black History Month. We think this list of firsts from our friends at Upworthy is a great place to start.
Upworthy
February may be Black History Month, but this history is made everyday.
122 months ago
MSNBC “It’s true that [Black History Month] has become just sort of this rote thing. It’s kind of like what’s starting to happen with Martin Luther King Day – black people have a parade and white people go to a sale.” - Joy Reid
The Black History Month debate is back
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The U.S. has been officially recognizing Black History Month for 40 years, but it remains a contentious subject among both black and white Americans.
122 months ago
TheRoot.com For one family, Black History Month is an everyday celebration.
Parents Teach Their Daughter About Black History Through Dress-Up
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Although Black History Month ended last month, for one family Black History Month is an everyday celebration. Janine Harper and her husband Marc Bushelle wanted to teach their daughter Lily about black history, but also wanted to make it a fun experi Read more ... ence. So they thought, why not do it and...
133 months ago
TheRoot.com What better way to end Black History Month and ring in Women's History Month?
Little Girls Pay Tribute To Maya Angelou’s ‘Phenomenal Woman’
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Just because Black History Month is over, doesn’t mean you have to stop celebrating. And since March is Women’s History Month, it’s only apropos to celebrate one of our greatest poets ever, Maya Angelou. As part of Nickelodeon’s Black History Read more ... Month tribute, the network partnered with the Because of…
133 months ago
Gawker What does Black History Month represent now? Whom does it serve? Should we just get rid of it?
What Is the Purpose of Black History Month? A Roundtable
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In 1976, when Black History Month was officially acknowledged by the U.S. government, President Gerald Ford gave a (very brief) speech. "In celebrating Black History Month, we can take satisfaction from this recent progress in the realization of the Read more ... ideals envisioned by our Founding Fathers.," Ford…
133 months ago
Grove Atlantic NBC News recommends LaShonda Katrice Barnett's JAM ON THE VINE for your Black History Month reading. For more on the book, listen to LaShonda's interview with NPR at http://n.pr/1FpVBKd and visit http://bit.ly/1L7J1jX
14 Books to Read This Black History Month
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February is not only Black History Month, but it is also the month when many titles by Black authors are released. 2015 kicked off with a wide selections of ...
133 months ago
HuffPost Live What's the role of Black History Month in 2015? Do you still think it's relevant/needed? Tell us in the comments.
Do We Still Need Black History Month?
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For many Americans, particular millennials, the very notion of Black History Month can seem trite and obsolete. Is this month-long observance still valuable and relevant today as in years past? Or is it time to end Black History Month?
134 months ago
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