Posted on 02/20/2014 5:43:43 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Here we are again, another February, black president firmly ensconced in office -- for a second term, no less -- and still we feel the need to set aside a month to celebrate the contributions of Black Americans. Each year we get a collective pat on the head by race hustlers and guilty liberals who act as if our skin color is akin to suffering from some kind of affliction that needs special compensation.
Maybe we could organize a telethon to help find a cure? So even with a so-called post-racial president, there are still far too many of us willing to segregate people into separate groups, setting them apart based on something as insignificant as skin color.
Carter G. Woodson is considered the 'Father' of Black History Month. He started it back in 1926, and chose the second week in February so that it would coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass.
In 1976 it was extended into the month-long celebration we engage in today. But do we still need a separate month to recognize the accomplishments of blacks? I would say no. Of course, there are still racists, as exist in any country, but no longer is there the institutionalized kind of racism in America that does not allow blacks the same opportunities afforded whites. There are a plethora of successful American blacks, as well as endless opportunities for us that weren't available 87 years ago.
No longer is a thriving black community an oddity that needs a month-long commemoration. Our successes have become a normal part of the American landscape.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Every aspect of living in America reminds us daily about black history, why bother with a month? In fact, the whites had absolutely nothing to do with anything in this country.
We need 12 months of black history month along side the 24 months of breast cancer awareness month per year. Oh wait, we already have that.
no we need an AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH every month of the year written by conservatives and patriots, not America-hating, fascist libtards.
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