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, dove into the nuances of Black History Month. He explained how the “black-and-white binaries” in American history hold different weight for Americans depending on when their ancestors migrated. Morrow argued that “In the hands of demagogues, past injustices harden into bitter generalizations, into ideology and theater,” and that this is counterproductive to improving race relations., criticized Black Lives Matters’ stated aim to"disrupt the Western prescribed nuclear family structure.
How does a person who isn’t black think about Black History Month? With respect? With reverence? With guilt? Curiosity? Indifference? It depends partly on that person’s own history—on when and how his family arrived in America. Those whose predecessors were present during the wickedness of slavery, and all that followed, will have a livelier sense of the black-and-white binaries of the story than immigrants lately arrived from, say, Kazakhstan. A white New Englander whose ancestors made a fortune in the slave trade, or a Southerner whose forbears exploited black African...
One of those principles is to"disrupt the Western prescribed nuclear family structure." But rebuilding—not destroying—the black family should be the top priority for people who claim to care about race and equality.Confession: This column was originally going to be a downer. Perhaps it would have had a headline that said something like, “Is this the last Black History Month?”
It makes sense to be pessimistic about the fate of this February tradition, given the political climate around issues of diversity and the battle over how race and history are taught in schools. Nikki Haley, who wants to be president, erased slavery from the Civil War, then she suggested America was never racist and then seemed to argue that America’s founders really envisioned a nation...
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Cambridge Black History Project shares the histories of 23 Black trailblazersThe organization partnered with the Cambridge Public Library, the city and school system to distribute bookmarks with the histories of influential Black Cantabrigians, including accomplished saxophonist Johnny Hodges and Saundra Graham, the first Cambridge woman of color to be elected to city council.
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Readout of HHS Secretary Becerra’s Roundtable with National Black Leaders Commemorating Black History MonthSecretary Becerra reiterated HHS's commitment to continued partnerships to improve health outcomes in the Black community.
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Weekend events in Montgomery celebrate Black History MonthTwo events happening Saturday are specifically geared toward young people and families to mark Black History Month.
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Black History Month 2024: What it means to meNOAA employees reflect on Black history past, present and future
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The DC Black History Film Festival Returns This WeekendThe website that Washington lives by.
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Scary Mommy's Black History Month Reading ChallengeHow many squares can you fill in 28 days?
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