Tag: Black History Month
More on Black History Month
by Frank Jameshttp://weblogs.baltimoresun.com
President Bush used the 199th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s birthday today to speak against the recent spate of noose displays that have popped up around the country.His remarks will be made during a White House event to mark Black History Month.
Bush’s prepared remarks say:Our Nation has come a long way toward building a [...]
Posted: February 14th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Baltimore Sun, Black History Month, Frank James, George W. Bush, White House remarks
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Black History Month: Necessary and Compelling Reasons to Celebrate It
Excerpted from http://blogcritics.org by Victor LanaPublished February 03, 2006
“Why do we have a Black History Month? What about Polish history? Danish history? Greek history?”
The answer, gentle readers, is very obvious. None of these other nationalities were ever brought to this country as slaves. After being captured in their native Africa, blacks were chained in the [...]
Posted: February 13th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Black History Month, Victor Lana
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Black History Month Scholarship Luncheon
The Black History Month Scholarship Luncheon will take place at noon on Monday, Feb. 18, in the Health and Physical Education Complex. It will be hosted by U.S. Congressman Sanford Bishop and State Rep. Calvin Smyre. North Carolina Congressman and U.S. Chief Deputy Whip G. K. Butterfield is the keynote speaker. The campaign will fund [...]
Posted: February 11th, 2008 under Uncategorized.
Tags: Black History Month, Calvin Smyre, G. K. Butterfield, Sanford Bishop
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