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Ross Rosenfeld says, “Let’s be honest: It’s time to get rid of Black History Month.”
I can already hear the calls of racism, but I’m not a racist. In fact, I believe that this supposed celebration actually hurts race relations.
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Pastor Jamal Bryant and his church, Empowerment Temple, held an oratorical contest in 2009 and the winner was 10-year old Johnathan E. McCoy who gave his take on not using “the N-word.”
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She performs her own one-woman play “A Rose Among Thorns: a Tribute to Rosa Parks” for the past three years around the country at various churches, schools, and special events.
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They faced danger for the sake of equality; they fought for justice by sitting-in, teaching people to read, registering people to vote and going by busloads into southern states to help end segregation.
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There’s still a knot on John Hardy’s head from the pistol-whipping he received from a Mississippi county registrar.
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The legendary Smokey Robinson has been a pillar in the African American music scene since the inception of Motown. Follow us as we celebrate Smokey Robinson during this Black History month.
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On January 18, 1958 the first African American played for the NHL. Read the story of Willie O’Ree here.
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The NAACP recently elected their youngest Board Chairman Roslyn M. Brock. Read her story here.
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Althea Gibson was the first african american to win in the US Open, paving the way for Venus and Serena. Follow us as we celebrate Althea during Black History Month.
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