Hot Take, But...
We should do away with Black History Month and just incorporate black history into American history.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
22-25, M
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Black History Month is celebrated [i][b]because[/b][/i] U.S. schools still choose to exclude the study of contributions by black people (hint: they encompass more than slavery).Are you also proposing that states that observe them cancel Hispanic Heritage Month, Native American Heritage Month, Asian and Pacific Islander Month as well ? Can we cancel the observation of St. Patrick’s Day and Columbus Day once and for all, too ? As long as we cover it all in school ? 🤔
InvictusIndigo · 22-25, M
@bijouxbroussard Good question, I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I think that limiting an ethnicity's history to a month sells students and those of the ethnicity, and those who identify both with the ethnicity and as a student, short. I think that we should celebrate them in a different way. As for specific holidays, I am not familiar with all that exist. However, I am personally against the celebration of Columbus day. He discovered nothing, and the atrocities he committed to insert himself into history are no cause for celebration.
bijouxbroussard · F
@InvictusIndigo [quote] However, I am personally against the celebration of Columbus day. He discovered nothing, and the atrocities he committed to insert himself into history are no cause for celebration.[/quote]
Agreed, and in many areas now “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” is substituted or also celebrated on October 12.
Agreed, and in many areas now “Indigenous Peoples’ Day” is substituted or also celebrated on October 12.