Comments on: Black History Month: Is it obsolete?

By: Fuzzy Rider

Fuzzy Rider — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:39:53 +0000

Don’t forget Confederate History Month! (April, I think…)

Deo Vindice, y’all

By: Virginia Postrel

Virginia Postrel — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:12:39 +0000

It’s all just a hook to sell books on Borders’ front table. That makes the Blogger History Month idea sound very appealing.

By: LisaK

LisaK — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:13:03 +0000

I agree that “Black History Month” is obsolete. As the actor Morgan Freeman said on a 60 Minutes interview, “Black history is American History.” And add to the trash heap all of the balkanized ethnic celebration months. One more thing…please stop the insanity of Kwanzaa…a faux “holiday” invented by the convicted murderer and former member of United Slaves (a rival and more violent black separatist group to Black Panthers)Ron Karenga. The 7-headed snake symbol of the Symbionese Liberation Army (think Patty Hearst)and other Neo-Marxist 60′s groups, and the 7 “principles” of Kwanzaa are one and the same. ‘Nuff said.

By: Traci

Traci — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 18:02:12 +0000

Interesting note here in Delaware a local grocery store chain- ACME has come under fire for offering Black History Month Specials..like collard greens, grape soda & corn bread and Barack Obama collector items at discount prices.
Some people have taken offense as they feel this is selling another holiday & saying that these items are portrayed as BLACK food.

Acme’s position is that they are offering specials to promote/support the “black owned” lessor known manufacturers that make these products. The companies that are smaller in size that don’t generally offer advertising campaigns.
During Hispanic Heritage Mont they offer specials on Salsa, Taco shells etc…. so far no complaints on the Hispanic food sales.

Black History Month.. Outdated or just another Commercial Opportunity???

By: Mark Roulo

Mark Roulo — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:58:41 +0000

Women’s history month is indeed in May.

The Smithsonian lists a few others:
http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/heritage_month/

Sep-Oct: Hispanic Heritage Month
Nov: American Indian Heritage Month
Feb: Black History Month
Mar: Women’s History Month
May: Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

I’ve also found April as Latino History Month, and March-April as Deaf History Month.

Cheers!

-Mark Roulo

By: stephen

stephen — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:11:07 +0000

there is (was?) a proposal in the texas state legislature this session to declare june as juneteenth month. which is just funny.

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:23:28 +0000

If Blogger History Minute gets the PSAs and public fanfare of other (fill in the blank) History Months, I’d be all for it. We could do worse.

By: CodyPT

CodyPT — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:23:55 +0000

I say it’s time we had a Blogger History Month.

We can celebrate the substantive contributions of bloggers and the impact they’ve made on American life.

Hmmmm……

OK, so let’s have a Blogger History Minute.