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Black History Month

February brings the return of Black History month
Black history is real history every day of the week,
So, I react with an “it’s a long coming” harumph!

Important roles of Blacks have been a hide and seek
It’s a cryin’ shame we must now denote “special” days
For Black history is “real” history every day of the week.

Learning important roles of Blacks will always amaze
Every day in American history, Black people excelled,
It’s a cryin’ shame we must now denote special days.

In school, Black achievements were routinely quelled
We were not taught their innumerable accomplishments,
Every day in American history, Black people excelled.

Black people are long overdue for acknowledgments
For their inestimable, incredible contributions to our lives,
We were not taught their invaluable accomplishments.

All lives matter in the grand scheme of history’s archives
Every day we must honor people of all races and creeds
For their inestimable, incredible contributions to our lives.

Written January 29, 2022

Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2022

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Tom Cunningham Date: 1/30/2022 3:51:00 AM Sadly even today we see prejudice and hatred aimed at minority groups of every religion and colour. Tom Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 1/30/2022 8:43:00 AM Yes, we do, Tom, and it's a real shame in what we think of as an enlightened society.

Caren Krutsinger Date: 1/30/2022 1:52:00 AM Loved this one "In school, Black achievements were routinely quelled We were not taught their innumerable accomplishments, Every day in American history, Black people excelled." Women wanted blacks and women to be included in history books. They now have a tiny paragraph about blacks and women at the end of each chapter about the great white men. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 1/30/2022 8:56:00 AM It's just insane, Caren. So many great minority leaders who made substantive change in our society are completely omitted from history because of their race! It's terrible, in my opinion. The only Black I ever learned about in elementary school was George Washington Carver.