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Editorial
Take time to celebrate black history
The MHCC Black Student Union is hosting eight events on campus to bring awareness to Black History Month. A schedule of the events can be found on the front page of The Advocate. These events are a great way to learn about events and people that stand out in the black community.
Black History Month was established in 1976 to celebrate and recognize the impact of African Americans on American history.
The second week of February was named as “Negro History Week” in 1926 by historian Carter G. Woodson but more recently the entire month of February has been observed for remembrance of important people in and events during Black History Month.
February was chosen for two reasons: it marks the birthday of President Abraham Lincoln, who abolished slavery, and it marks the birthday of abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass.
Black History Month is commonly observed by visiting museums of black history, open discussions of the ethics or ethnic profiling, skits relating to notable moments in black history, recitals from famous speeches and many more things.
Eventually the question needs to be asked whether race relations in America have progressed to the point where we don’t have to recognize it as a one-month festivity. This should be a year-round celebration.
When Barack Obama was elected as our 44th president, history was made. Barriers were broken down. Equality was at its finest. African American history is American history and should be recognized as a holiday every day of the year.
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