"Why Should We Celebrate Black History Month?"

This has been the question I have been struggling to answer this past month and I believe it has been a topic on a lot of peoples brain, or maybe its just me.

Now Black History Month (BHM) is where us as african americans celebrate, honor, and pay homage to our ancestors. More importantly it is a month to learn and teach our youth and other races and nationality about african american cultures. First of all, why does it have to be limited to one month..... some people argue and are right that it is the shortest month, its true. Yes i am complaining about this for a second but I have a reason to, why you ask, because instead of learning and celebrating our history one month out of the year..... it should be a day to day and a all year thing.

Now you may be wondering if i am just going to ramble on about why us african americans only get a month. If you are then you don't know anything about me. This is way bigger than you think it is, yes we do get a month but what about other races such as my latino/ mexican brothers and sisters i mean they only get a day to celebrate where they come from and its not even broadcasted... i mean no news coverage (unless violence breaks out), no commercials, no movies/ marathons... nothing just a street or two blocked off and a party!!!! Where is the HISTORY in that????? No one knows because no on tells. Yes we get a month, it should be a year but what about the person next to you who is from another country ask them how many months do you get???? Wait let me change that... How many days do you get????? Where is the equality????

Now this may make some people a little upset but next year I will not celebrate BHM!!!!!! Why???? Because I don't need a seperated month to learn about my culture, I can do anytime I want to!!! There is always research you can tap into.... GOOGLE is filled with all kinds of stuff, if you can prove me wrong i would like to see you try. You may be wondering "Well maybe you don't need BHM to learn your history but what about others who need to be taught like are youth" YOU BIG DUMMY..... GO TEACH THEM!!!!!! Don't wait until BHM to educate our youth about who fredrick douglas was.... or what abraham lincoln did for slaves!!!! Do it now why keep good information all year when they can already have the knowledge.

I hope if you are reading this article that it changes your perspective of BHM....I just had to get that off my chest..... please feel free to give feedback.

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