I Sincerely Appreciate Black History Month and Here’s Why

Learning ‘Black Facts’ as a kid bolstered me as an adult

“Black History Month serves a purpose, and I’m glad we have it. It doesn’t replace any other form of education but at the very least it could be a place to start for those who need to — and want to — know.

When I was little, my church Black History Month programs usually involved us wearing our version of what we thought African dress looked like, and reciting poems by Paul Lawrence Dunbar or Gwendolyn Brooks. We would make buttons that declared “I Am Somebody,” that statement first made popular in the ’80s by Rev. Jesse Jackson. And we — no, I — believe it.” — Adrienne Samuels Gibbs

Read Gibbs’ entire story below.

I Sincerely Appreciate Black History Month and Here’s Why