Celebrating Black History Month
According to her autobiography, Mary Church Terrell, a writer and civil rights activist, began the practice of honoring Frederick Douglass on his February 14th birthday in 1900. Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the “Father of Black History”, witnessed this celebration and decided in 1926 to extend the celebration from one day to an entire week, marking the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. The week-long observance officially became Black History Month in 1976.
In the United States Black History Month is celebrated in February, but in the UK it is celebrated in October. While we set aside one official month to re-educate ourselves on the history of our people, let’s keep in mind that every month can be Black History Month.
A goal of mine is to produce a podcast every week for the month of February, highlighting the accomplishments and history of African-Americans around the world. If you would like to participate and be a part of the show, learn how by visiting the Black History Podcast page on my website. Leave comments and let’s get some discussion going.
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