Black History is...

Philadelphia Tribune, The;  February 8, 2000 ;     286 words ...Philadelphia Tribune, The 02-08-2000 Black History is ... Black History is the little girls who skip rope in the schoolyards. Black History is the little boys playing basketball on the back lots. Black History is the teenage boys studying for...

Black History Through The Year

Atlanta Inquirer;  January 28, 1995 ;     592 words ...Franklin Shumake Atlanta Inquirer 01-28-1995 Black History Through The Year. Next month is officially known as Black History Month, and some of our readers will remember when there was only Black History Week. On the surface, it appears that Blacks...

Is Black History Month Getting Diluted?

AP Online;  February 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Black History Month: Come February, the now-familiar observance...tourist spots highlight their connection to black history. But does saturation equal success? While the concept of Black History Month has been widely embraced in pop culture...

On second thought, Black History Month isn't such a bad idea after...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  February 18, 1997 ;     669 words ...I'm about to reverse myself on Black History Month. Only last week, I wrote that...separating and limiting the study of black history to one month, that it would be better to incorporate black history into the general topic and teach...

The true definition of Black History Month

Philadelphia Tribune, The;  February 19, 2002 ;     597 words ......Tribune, The 02-19-2002 It is Black History Month. What does that mean? Is it a time to reflect on what Black history means or is? Was the month created...average American know why it is Black History Month? These are questions that...

Relearning Black History

The Texas Observer;  October 31, 2008 ;     700+ words ...This is what I learned about black history attending segregated Houston schools...dismissed. This is what I learned about black history in Texas: even less. There was bondage...it's easy to understand the absence of black history lessons in the curriculum. Houston...

Black history an everyday affair

Chicago Defender;  February 10, 2001 ;     265 words ...Black history an everyday affair Somewhere, someone is making Black history right now, today. It could be a kid studying to...Alexis Herman. As we mark the halfway point of Black History Month next week, we ask: Why just relegate it...

Educators agree Black History celebration is necessary

University Wire;  February 20, 2002 ;     700+ words ......BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The celebration of Black History Month is owed to Dr. Carter G. Woodson...civil rights in the 20th century helped black history seep into the mainstream of American...Mairuth Sarsfield recently said about Black History Month in the Toronto Star, Someday...

COLUMN: Black history month needs refinement

University Wire;  February 28, 2002 ;     597 words ......Thursday marks the end of another black history month and what have you learned? Did...people are not sure what to think of black history month. It's often an awkward jumble...future gains. At least that is the way black history month is in my mind. Despite its somewhat...

Students give mixed reviews of U. Oklahoma's Black History Month

University Wire;  February 28, 2006 ;     572 words ......the University of Oklahoma. But as Black History Month comes to an end, members of OU...have different perspectives on how black history is celebrated on campus. Cordney McClain...many events this month in honor of black history. "Besides what BSA and a couple of...

Thornton Township: We do need Black History Month

Chicago Defender;  March 1, 2006 ;     644 words ......South Suburban township wrapped up its Black History Month celebration Monday with a forum...February. Thornton Township's "Why Black History Month Really Matters" townhall meeting...television interview where he called Black History Month "ridiculous." Americans perpetuate...

About Black History

Atlanta Inquirer;  February 5, 2000 ;     541 words ......02-05-2000 About Black History Some of us who grew...can remember when Black history was restricted to...been extended to Black History Month, it would be...

IPS students get heavy dose of Black history: Curriculum still deficient...

Indianapolis Recorder;  February 11, 2000 ;     700+ words ......02-11-2000 IPS students get heavy dose of Black history Curriculum still deficient in some...are being exposed to a heavy dose of Black history throughout the month of February, but...5 percent) the year-round study of Black history is extremely important," said IPS Superintendent...

Million Man March committee hosts Black History Jam session

Bay State Banner;  January 30, 1997 ;     700+ words ......01-30-1997 Million Man March committee hosts Black History Jam session. "Black History is no mystery," says Bill Singleton, publisher...for themselves, however, that discovery of black history can be a mystery, or it can be a discovery...

Commentary: African-Americans should celebrate black history every day

Tavis Smiley (NPR);  October 24, 2003 ;     544 words ......African-Americans should celebrate black history every day Host: TAVIS SMILEY Time...African-American community should celebrate Black History Month year-round. JANUS ADAMS: It happened...Those few weeks each year known as Black History Month I've come to see as Brigadoon...