What does Black History Month (BHM) mean to me?
We celebrate Black History Month to recognize the sacrifices, contributions, and achievements of African Americans to the United States and the world. In 1926, Carter G. Woodson, a Harvard-trained educator, working with the Association for the Study of Negro Life established Black History Week – an opportunity to honor the largely unknown contributions of those of African descent and to celebrate the essence of Black History. Many people may believe that black history in America is only slavery and the civil rights movement. However, black history is so much fuller than that. Our history is the Tuskegee Airmen, who displayed what prestigious aviators black men could be. Our history is Garret Morgan, who created the stoplight and the gas mask. Our history is Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner, who invented the sanitary belt to help make an easier life for all women. Our history is Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X, two ends of the same goal and the same fight. Our history is Maya Angelou a