Is Black History month 28 days too long ?

Answer 1

It's ridiculous if you ask me.

Why don't we have one for every Nationality in the US?

Cinco De Mayo is one day! Great!

St. Patricks Day is one day! Great!

Black History Month! 28 days! Ridiculous! (I don't see them going out and helping the Community. I see them getting together, all Black people and BBQ'ing and stuff so what's the point? Shouldn't they be educating people as to what the hell we are supposed to be celebrating?

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Answer 2

It extends into the first week of March. and the answer is it is too short. It was made because these things weren't being taught and it would've been lost forever. American history starts with Colombus then skips to 1774 when the Colonies got tired of King George III. This month paved the way for other heritage events like Hispanic Heritage Month ( mid September-October), Asia Weeks and Gay Day. The guy who wrote before me is off. And before somebody says why is there a BET, it's owned by Viacom! Every day should be every history.
Blacks have been here for over 400 years and only one month to mention the history is not enough.

Answer 3

If you would stop being so ignorant for a second and actual educate YOURSELF you would know that there is not just Cinco de Mayo, we too have our Hispanic Heritage Month that begins on September 15th.

And I also think that Black History month is too short. They did a lot and I love the way they display it.

Answer 4

get a life, i mean all we learn about in school is white people, i mean i cant complain too much because this country is mostly white, but there are other races here, i mean we also need to have a hispanice history month and one for the asians, we learn nothing about them in school, i mean in school we learn about martin luther king and the civil right but there is more history to the black race.

why most u be so greedy u have the text books in school and the history chanel we just want a little piece of the damn pie, so share damnit


EDIT: y do u care i mean damn u gave us the shortest month so u wanna take that too

Answer 5

Growing up in white suburbia, I was NEVER taught about George Wahington Carver or other black men and women who altered our nations history. Sure, Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and slavery were touched on, but not in any depth. The fact that these people are black shouldn't matter. The fact that they made contributions to how we live today is what should matter.
And yes, I'm white...

Answer 6

i'm black myself and that has absolutely no longer crossed my thoughts and that because i comprehend the historic past too, yet this would clarify extra appropriate. Black historic past Month became common in 1926. regardless of if there's a international element to Black historic past month, it really is specially an American vacation. In 1926, Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson and different African American and white scholars, released "***** historic past Week" so as that individuals ought to examine the historic past and contributions of African individuals. interior the Nineteen 1970s, the party of African American historic past became prolonged to comprise the entire month of February. Black historic past Month ought to no longer be perplexed with a nationwide vacation for African international places. African international places have their own nationwide vacation trips at quite some circumstances in the course of the year. for instance, Kenya's nationwide vacation is on December twelfth --Black historic past month became idea-about and the month became chosen by a BLACK guy. He chosen February.

Answer 7

not really, i actually forgot about it. I look at February as the month for our Presidents. Lincolns birthday and Presidents day, not to mention valentines day. there is just so much stuff packed in this short month I forget what its all about.

Answer 8

No. It isn't. Y do u care anyway? You hate black people.

Answer 9

Doing a little trolling this afternoon?

Answer 10

no, its part of american history