By Pamela Hilliard Owens
There are a lot of true facts and a lot of misconceptions about Black History Month, which is celebrated every February in the United States.
Let’s start with a common misconception: that Black History Month was “given to us” and that “they gave us the ‘shortest month of the year’.”
First of all, “they” didn’t “give” us anything. …
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