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 ;   Franklin Shumake;   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...

AS YOU WERE SAYING . . . Take Black History Month beyond empty gestures to...

The Boston Herald;  February 22, 2004 ;   Price, Emmett G., III;   716 words ...Byline: Emmett G. Price III Black History Month has come and nearly...usual flurry of activity. Bay State classrooms were briefly...while pictures of renowned black history makers adorned the walls...these organized events. Has Black History Month been reduced to a...years ...

Is Black History Month Getting Diluted?

AP Online;  February 15, 2007 ;     787 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...

Black History Month's effect on culture questioned

Bay State Banner;  February 23, 2006 ;   Rodman, Sarah;   787 words ...Rodman, Sarah Bay State Banner 02-23-2006 Do we need Black History Month? That's the knotty...is that both "Do We Need Black History Month?" and Nickelodeon...American stories. And if the "Black History" designation means more...

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

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  February 18, 1997 ;   Herndon, Lucia;   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 ;   Nasir, Anwar;   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...

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 ;   Ben Lincoln;   787 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 ;   James P. Kent;   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...

Black History Month comes alive in Boston arts scene

Bay State Banner;  February 10, 2000 ;   Bourne, Kay;   762 words ...Bourne, Kay Bay State Banner 02-10-2000 Black History Month comes alive in Boston arts scene "Black History month...Cambridge. No phone orders are accepted. Article copyright The Bay State Banner. Article copyright The Bay State Banner. V.35;

Thornton Township: We do need Black History Month

Chicago Defender;  March 1, 2006 ;   Anonymous;   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 ;   Merkerson, Frederick L., III;   787 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 ;     787 words ...Bay State Banner 01-30-1997 Million Man March committee hosts Black History Jam session. "Black History is no mystery," says Bill Singleton...themselves, however, that discovery of black history can be a mystery, or it can be a discovery...