As promised

This is my take on Black History Month. Now I majored in History and Political Science and I looooooooooooove history so I will try not to sound some sort of geeky ranting school marm. What is now known as Black History Month began as Negro History Week in 1926 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson. He chose to take on the task of writing black Americans into the United State’s history. He created Negro History Week to bring national attention to the roles of black people throughout American History. He selected the second week of February because it marked the birthdays of two men who he felt greatly impacted the black American population, Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. The week changed to Black History Month in 1976. Ok Ok Ok. The question is has it fulfilled its purpose and is it still necessary today. Absolutely! Even with the election of an (fine!) African American president, African Americans still only make up about 14 percent of the general U.S population. Black History month serves as a necessary check against the dominance of majority culture, and a vital reminder of everything African Americans have contributed to the nation. LOL I know, that was alot of build up for about two sentences, But for me it really is that simple. What do you think?