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25 de fev. de 2021 · In 2021, President Biden made his first proclamation in support of Black History Month, announcing: “We do so because the soul of our Nation will be troubled as long as systemic racism is...
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- The Biggest Black History Events in 2021 - The New York Times
In honor of Black History Month, the U.S. Embassy organized a number of outreach events, including speaker program with Smithsonian, a youth author’s reading, a film discussion, Arts Envoy Step Afrika!’s international debut post-pandemic, soul food cooking with the Marines, an HBCU event, and a closing virtual reception.
- Origins of Black History Month
- Black History Month 2024 Theme
The story of Black History Month begins in 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
That September, the Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson and the prominent minister 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 peoples of African descent.
Known today as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), the group sponsored a national Negro History week in 1926, choosing the second week of February to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. The event inspired schools and communities nationwide to organize local celebrations, establish history clubs and host performances and lectures.
In the decades that followed, mayors of cities across the country began issuing yearly proclamations recognizing "Negro History Week." By the late 1960s, thanks in part to the civil rights movement and a growing awareness of Black identity, "Negro History Week" had evolved into Black History Month on many college campuses.
President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, calling upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.”
Today, Black History Month is a time to honor the contributions and legacy of African Americans across U.S. history and society—from activists and civil rights pioneers such as Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X and Rosa Parks to leaders in industry, politics, science, culture and more.
Since 1976, every American president has designated February as Black History Month and endorsed a specific theme.
The Black History Month 2024 theme, “African Americans and the Arts,” explores the key influence African Americans have had in the fields of "visual and performing arts, literature, fashion, folklore, language, film, music, architecture, culinary and other forms of cultural expression."
10 de fev. de 2021 · Celebrate Black History Month With These Free Virtual Events. From online exhibitions to panel discussions, here are more than a dozen events hosted by museums and other cultural...
28 de jan. de 2021 · To honor African American History month, the National Archives presents programs on the continuing struggle for Black equality and civil rights, on topics ranging from the Underground Railroad to the Harlem Globetrotters!
