Black History Month, which was initially established in 1976, is a very monumental celebration of black people, used to recognize black struggles, and hardships, as well as black excellence. This annual holiday takes course throughout the month of February and lasts the entire month. BHM (Black History Month) was originally only recognized in the United States, yet is now considered a worldwide holiday. Being celebrated across the globe by countries such as Canada and Great Britain. The establishment of BHM can be taken one way or another by the black community. Black people have even considered this celebratory month disrespectful to their culture. Feeling as if one month of the year given to black people does not justify all of the suffering black people endured for decades. Even though Black History Month offers recognition and prompts schools to take time for black history, it does not offer the time it deserves.
First of all, it gives the much-deserved recognition that black people have
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How can we say that black people are the focal point of the month if we consider February to be the “Season of Love''? When I walk into my local Walmart, how can I be convinced that we are all that matters this month if I am seeing flowers, teddy bears, and chocolates, before I see a Black Lives Matter sign, or a Black History Month t-shirt, or even an important figure such as Rosa Parks, or Malcolm X? I find it hard to believe that with all of this going on that you can even find time for black people to be fully recognized within this short period of time. If Valentine’s Day is on February 14th, and every day leading up to that day is surrounded by this one day, then there is only half of the month actually centered around the well-being of our people. This is why I believe that BHM does not give us black people the time we deserve to be