'Black History Month is not a token': What to know about nearly 100-year-old tradition
The month-long commemoration created to reflect on the past, acknowledge the continued struggle for racial justice and draw inspiration from the achievements of African Americans begins on Thursday.
Black History Month, a federally recognized celebration, was created nearly a century ago to recognize the “the countless Black men and women who had contributed to the advance of human civilization,” according to the Association for the study of African American Life and History.
It has since become “one of the most celebrated cultural heritage months on the calendar” LaGarrett J. King, an associate professor of social studies education at University at Buffalo told USA TODAY last year.
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