How did Black History Month start?
Carter G. Woodson was the main proponent. Originally the idea was not to focus on the contributions of blacks, but to teach and learn black history and emancipate the country from cultural racism. It started before anyone thought that there was black history and that black culture had a historical identity. Critics of Black History Month, black critics, argue that Black History Month is black history told by white people — which means a focus on Martin Luther King Jr. instead of Malcolm X. King spoke of things that are more revolutionary, but the more palatable King is a misunderstanding and a misrepresentation. We come from a democratic tradition — part of that tradition invites dissent. So these questions help examine and develop who we are. People would like to pretend that our society is colorblind and there is no need for a black history. Many Uni students are unaware of basic cultural knowledge. In the hip-hop generation you have to know what it means to be a Muslim woman and wha
