Carter G Woodson's Black History Month

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and it is also a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in the U.S History. This event grew out of “Negro History Week”, the brainchild of a noted historian Carter G. Woodson and other African Americans. Since 1976 every U.S. president has officially designated February as Black History Month other countries around the world, including the country of Canada and the United Kingdom have also devoted a month to celebrate Black History Month. This Celebration began in the year of 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.

As the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library celebrates Black History Month, it is being thrust to the forefront of the homelessness crisis. The public landmark is morphing into a safe haven for the homeless seeking refuge and shelter, particularly since affordable city housing has decreased. This year, the hub of all Washington D.C’s public libraries, located in the heart of Chinatown, is hosting a series of events throughout Black History Month, highlighting African American culture and honoring the lives and legacies of civil rights activists who helped improve social, economic and educational conditions for all African Americans in the United States. The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library provides the public with numerous

As the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library celebrates Black History Month, the public landmark is being thrust to the forefront of the homelessness crisis. The public landmark is morphing into a safe haven for the homeless seeking refuge and shelter, particularly since affordable city housing has decreased. Washington D.C commemorates Black History Month each February and remembers the contributions of African Americans in the United States, with several events and cultural programs. The Nation’s Capital, sometimes referred to as the “Chocolate City”, is home to a large African-American population (49.0% in 2014 according to the United States Census Bureau). This number translates in the cultural identity of the city.

Black History Month Project By : Shanese ( B ) Hoyte Michael Jackson Was born August , 29 , 1958 his birthplace was Gary , Indiana , USA michael jackson has 9 siblings and he is the 8th child out of the 10 children and he has 3 sisters , and 6 brothers and he lived in a 3 bedroom house in gary indaina and his dad name is Joseph Walter Jackson and he was born July , 26 , 1928 and he is from Fountain Hill , Arkansas , USA and he is 83 years old and his the father of michael jackson and his other brothers and sisters Michael Jacksons mom name was Katherine Esther Jackson she was born May , 4 , 1930 and she is from Barbour County , Alabama , USA and she is 81 Years Old and she is the mother of michael jackson and his other brothers and

Since it’s Black History Month, I want to take the time to highlight the strides Brown took to personally end gang violence in the 1980’s. In 1988, NFL Hall of Fame recipient Jim Brown founded the non-profit organization “Amer-I-Can.” The program influences individuals to meet their academic potential and to not conform to negative environment standards. The program also provide training and education for incarcerated women, that entails a 60-hour curriculum combined with life management/self-improvement programs, Former running back Jim Brown, notably the best player to put on a Browns jersey, is receiving great honors in form of a statue. The statue will be raised at FirstEnergy Stadium and its simply awesome that Brown will able to see

Benjamin Mays had a huge impact in the 50s-60s Civil Rights Movement. He was the president at Morehouse College, a mentor to Dr.Martin Luther King Jr., and was a respectable figure to Dr. MLK Jr. Benjamin Elijah Mays was born on August 1, 1894 in South Carolina, and was the youngest of eight children. His parents, Louvenia Carter and Hezekiah Mays, were former slaves and former tenant farmers. Benjamin went to school at Bates College, and earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1920. Later, he went to the University of Chicago and earned his Master of Arts degree in 1925.

In Grace Lee Boggs’s essay “The Black Revolution in America” the author contemplates what is a revolution and if the black movement can be considered a “revolution.” She begins her essay by defining what a revolution is to give context for the argument she is about to discuss. To Boggs a revolution is the replacing of one societal ruling system for another the oppressed overrules the oppressed and destroys the old system creating anew. With this question as an outline Boggs delves into the history of the Black Power movement with the intent to answer this question.

This year’s observance of Black History Month has caused controversy for excluding non African-American blacks. With this year’s increased racial progress, it is time for all blacks to be included in this celebration. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's most recent statistics, there are around 4 million Caribbean-Americans and an estimated 1.9 million African immigrants in the US. Very little of their history is mentioned and president Obama even deemed the celebration “African-American Month.”

Richard Wright was born after the Civil War but before the Civil Rights Movement. If Wright were writing an autobiography titled “Black Boy”, today in 2017, about a black boy growing up in the United States, he would write about white people horribly expressing racism against African Americans, the brutality police officers perform on blacks, and the positively protesting movement, Black Lives Matter, which people engage in fighting for the rights of African Americans. During the time period of “Black Boy”, whites were awfully expressing racism towards African Americans. They would discriminate, despise, and violently mistreat them. If Richard Wright would be writing an autobiography about the life of a black boy today in 2017, he would write about whites frightfully expressing racism towards African Americans.

In an interview with Mike Wallace, Morgan Freeman says that he doesn’t like Black History Month. He says that he thinks having a month for black history isn’t going to end racism and that the one way to is to stop talking about it. Morgan Freeman is wrong to say so. If we want to get rid of racism, we need to demote it until it goes away. Otherwise people won’t see that the way they treat other races is wrong.