As we begin the month of February, the nation is prepared to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth. It is an excellent opportunity to remind us that the Black church matters and that the work of the beloved community is as crucial today as it was in its origin.
The idea of having a time dedicated to Black history originated with Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950). It was of concern that black children did not learn about their ancestors’ achievements in American schools in the early 1900s. In 1926, the first Negro History Week was announced in February to encourage Black Americans to become more interested in their history and heritage.
This week was so successful that in 1976, fifty years later, the idea was expanded from celebrating the contributions of Negros from one week to the entire month. Woodson said, “We should emphasize not Negro History but the Negro in history. We need not a history of selected races or nations but the history of the world void of national bias, race hate, and religious prejudice.”
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