Homework- Free Blog Assignment- (FBA)

I decided to write about Black History Month not only because February is just around the corner but because when brought up to day in class "what people do we know besides the courageous activists that everyone is so familiar with and we all know who those important people are but when that question was asked sadly I couldnt respond any other answers besides the typical. The fact that that happened bothered me all day, it was just like an annoying itch that I couldnt scratch. I began to think on WHY I didnt know the answer and the answer took me all the way back to post secondary education I knew more about Black History in my early childhood days in elementary school when I had the opportunity to actually dress up as a person that we found interesting- not that necessarily played a major role but who we found interest in and I chose the author-Phyllis Wheatley(I enjoyed reading and writing in those days) we had the opportunity to display our info that we learned in a "wax museum" where we dressed up and described a brief biography about that person. What ever happened to those days? In middle school I cant remember a single announcement regarding black history of course it wasnt an option as a class either. High school was even worse- I went to a predominately white school in an affluent neighborhood where the last thing that was on the schools agenda was the recognition of Black History or black accomplishments in that matter. How many years is that now? 5th grade to 12th grade ? 7 years of ignorance. I didnt even take the initiative to find the information out on my own which is even worse. I just feel like Im letting my fellow people down- all that they fought for and I finally have the opportunity and the right to study MY people and their history and I wasted 7 years of not doing so. This stops now. I cant let this continue- I am thrilled to be apart of my culture and I need to show it by being active and taking initiative about learning about the truth the real history the foundation of who I am today. I need to speak with my grandmother and aunt and mother who lived during those long hard times when their voices got taken away from them- I have a voice and I will try my best to utilize it to the best of my abilities within this course- Im not a very talkative person in class but theres always room for improvement. I wish i would have learned more I wish my schools were more eager to teach us about Black History its really sad how the system is there truly is a hidden curriculum Black history is history.My point is that change needs to be made and with our nation having its FIRST AFRICAN AMERICAN PRESIDENT we are almost there. Todays question was definetely an eye opener for me. Oh p.s. I just thought of something- Why is it that we celebrate U.S. or European History every day almost in highschool ofcourse and sometimes in college but after everything my people have been through we get 28 days not even a full month of "celebration"? Really? Just as U.S. History was embedded in our brains within and throughout school so should Black History.http://http://712educators.about.com/cs/historyafricanam/a/blackhistory.htm