Black History Month often sparks an annual debate about the continued usefulness and fairness of a designated month dedicated to the history of one race. Criticisms include questions over whether it is appropriate to confine the celebration of Black History to one month, as opposed to integration of Black history into the mainstream education the rest of the year. The manner in which American schools fail to represent Black historical figures as anything other than slaves or colonial subjects, by which Black History Month reduces complex historical figures to overly simplified objects of hero worship. When the success of a people is just as poignant as their struggle and sacrifice.
But should Black History be relegated to just one month? How did it all begin?
Join host Tracy L. Bell for her commentary “The Origination of Black History Month” at 6:30 p.m. EST tonight on “Conversations Of A Sistah”
Follow “the link” to access the online show.
We hope to meet you on the air!!
Conversations Of A Sistah 
Tuned all the way in.
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up here and looking forward.
where is every1??
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well I’m here š folk just slacking that’s all.
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do we really not know the history of when and how BHM originated?
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we can all stand to learn, just tune in.
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Oh my bad, unless you already know???
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do we really not know the history of when and how BHM originated?
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No!!! Why don’t you tell us @Angelhair??
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@Agelhair…..hope you tuned in because she gave us so much more. she spoke of a woman who really started the CRM and it wasn’t Rosa Parks. so really?
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Trace
Trace
I’m here. š
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We celebrate it actually all year long. But do we really know the history of why? and how? we can all google it but I’d rather tune into the Conversation. But the hate is real I see.
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2 minutes to Showtime. I just made it. sheesh!!
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ok I didn’t know about Claudette Colvin. I was like
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AppleBottom, neither did I, learn something new everyday.
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Funny how the truth comes out now. Back then it was hidden well.
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Tracy Good show.
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OMG hadn’t hear that James Brown song since I was a kid
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