Cheryl Contee
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February 24, 2012
It's Black History Month once again and MomsRising is celebrating with a blog carnival that will bring you a diverse selection of voices and perspectives to deepen our collective appreciation of this time. Some might ask why, in this era of a Black president and televised public funerals of Black musical icons, we still need a Black History Month. Aren't we past that? Isn't Black history being made all around us? My answer is that ultimately, Black History Month is a chance to review who we are as a nation from a different angle. Black History Month belongs to all of us. It is, in fact, our...
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February 28, 2011
Black History has always been a big part of my life. My father was a history professor and specialized in African and African-American History. So you know Black History Month was like Halloween or Easter for my family – a big deal and a real commemoration of past, present and future. I still celebrate Black History Month in a myriad of ways, including over at my blog JackandJillPolitics.com , which is one of the top blogs targeted at African-Americans online. This year, when my friends at MomsRising asked me to write a post for Black History Month, it got me thinking about what Black History...
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