By: BHS Features Staff
February 1, 2023
For the past 53 years, America has used the month of February to honor the history and culture of African-Americans, also known as Black History Month. This month is the annual celebration of achievements by African-Americans and a time to recognize their crucial role(s) and contributions in the United States.
Over the next month, the BHS Features Staff will use this time to honor and recognize the impact that three African-Americans have had on this country. However, before we recognize these three individuals in the upcoming weeks, let us acknowledge the real history behind Black History Month.
The story of Black History Month actually began in 1915, a half century after the 13th Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. In September of 1915, Carter G. Woodson and Jesse E. Moorland founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASNLH), an organization dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by Black Americans and other individuals of African descent.
Not long ago, Black History Month was confined to a week in February, and it was not until 1976 that President Gerald Ford declared it to be a national holiday and a month-long celebration. Since 1976, other countries around the world have devoted a month to honor and celebrate Black history as well.
Over the next month, the BHS Features Staff will be highlighting some of America’s most talented and influential African-Americans.
Next week will be Kobe Bryant. After Bryant will be Victor J. Glover. To conclude the month will be Kizzmekia Corbett.
Stay tuned as Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant will be next week’s Black History Month feature.
{Information and references can be found on Black History Month.}
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