40 YEARS OF CELEBRATING BLACK (AMERICAN) HISTORY MONTH!
Forty years ago this February, President Gerald Ford, was the first to recognize “Black History Month.” This period of acknowledgement evolved from “Negro History Week,” that was created by historian Carter G. Woodson, and other prominent African-Americans. This installment of the FUNKALICIOUS blog, is a retrospective of some American and Internatinal “Black” History accomplishments and occurrences, throughout 2015…
posted by c-dub,
18th January 2016
, Categories: Funkalicious
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