The way that America approaches Black History Month is grossly limiting. Carter G. Woodson didn’t create Negro History Week in 1926, which became Black History Month 40 years later, for our stories to be watered down and fictionalized by way of revisionist history. And because our history is American history, erasing the contributions of black Americans makes it impossible to accurately tell the story of this country. This is why, this February, HuffPost Black Voices is reminding y’all that Black History Built This. All month long, we’ll be celebrating our place in the past, present and future.

Source: Huffington Post February 01, 2019 13:52 UTC