Why is Black History Month not taken seriously in the South?

When I was in high school, a white boy in my honors English class said, “The whole concept of 'Black History' is racist.” “History is ... It took me reading that high school newspaper that day to take seriously that these were real concerns some white people might grapple with each February. read more

You just didn't go to the right schools. Both Black History Month and Kwanzaa are observed extensively in predominantly Black schools. Understandly, it is given less importance to institutions with a negligible Black population. read more

We have started Black History Month off in pre-historic South Africa or in early African Kingdoms to show the true depth and breadth and beauty of blackness or we start off in present day and work ourselves backwards, introducing children first to healthy, relevant, modern examples of black leaders before we move through slavery then back to Africa. read more