Despite all of the media attention Black history gets, I feel like when February is over, it gets pushed aside like it’s nothing.
Do you agree that it is easy to accept your skin color or race? Some might say no. Do you think Black people should be represented more as a whole? I can’t tell you what to think, but I can show some of the beauties behind the culture.
On Feb. 1, President Donald J. Trump announced that the Kennedy Center will be closed for two years and will have no Black History events during the cancellations.
The center hosted many events that recognized and celebrated Black culture, including the annual “Living the Dream … Singing the Concert,” as well as Kwanzaa celebrations and other educational content.
It’s really sad seeing rich white fascists get so riled up over an important piece of history that impacted a great number of Black people.
On Feb. 3, NBC News kicked off a segment titled “How Black History Month Was Created.”
Curator N’Kosi Oates explained how Black History Month ended up being the shortest month in history
“Doctor Woodson wanted to acknowledge President Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass. President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and Fredrick Douglass was a public intellectual, and both people garnered the respect among African Americans,” said Oates.
The many things that involve so much Black cultural importance that the Trump administration has removed. For example, the administration removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from the National Park Service’s list of free admission days
I feel like, despite America trying so hard to remove every ounce of Black history in the world, it is our job to bring awareness and keep the culture alive by simply standing for our rights and justice until we get treated more than less like humans.
Delta student Italia Bailey said it is important to understand and acknowledge that your own culture brings a sense of belonging.
“I would say yes because being able to connect with your culture, you could give a sense of identity, like your cultural wear and food, you give to connect with people,” said Bailey.
As a young boy growing up in school, I was hardly taught anything about Black history or the idea that Black people were originally the ones who shaped this world.
Just hearing Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech brings out the idea of what America can be if it weren’t for the many problems, such as racism, fascism or even hatred.
Being Black isn’t a burden; it’s a gift that can shape, make, and impact certain foundations to their core.
