Beyond Black History Month

Black History Month grew out of annual celebrations of Black progress and excellence since the end of slavery in 1865. Dr. Carter G. Woodson observed the thousands of Black Americans that traveled to Illinois to rejoice over the multitude of accomplishments among the Black community. Dr. Woodson, along with four other Black community leaders, started the Association for the Study …

Columbus Day 2019

The United States of America or Europe? If you attend public school or private school, you know who Christopher Columbus is. He is taught as one of the main explorers that brought awareness to Europe that there was an entirely “New World,” available to be colonized (aka conquered). We now know that the “New World” was already populated, yet that …