Celebrating Black History (Month)

why can't we learn about both on Black History Month?


I've heard about new yam festival. I used to see it on tv in nigeria and then i flip the station. oops,  . .
I'D love to watch it over again though. that's why you don't take stuff for granted 

@ donzman, why do you keep ignoring her questions??

WHy is it soo hard to celebrate black history month but you can celebrate Thanksgiving?? Or do you want to tell me you don't wish people "happy Thanksgiving" and eat turkey like others on thanksgiving day??

Please say so if you dnt. And even if you don't do this. . .
There are soo many things that you do that I (We) don't know about, and those things could be linked (in the distorted manner that you seem to love to do things) To African Americans.  Would you like it if we then tell you that, "because African Americans do it, you shouldn't do it"?
 Besides this isnt even about segragation or anything like that. It's just a BLack history month. Black, not African American, not egungun. Just BLACK, every black person that wishes to celebrate their history is welcomed. If you are not, well don't try to change the views of those that are.




I would think that someone who seem to think they "know alot about alot of things", should know better than to judge people they don't know.
I would dance cultural dance any day and any time, whether or not i am ASKED to. So this right here is just basic arrant nonsense.

 that's because precedent is a great part of history

I would think that someone who seem to think they "know alot about alot of things", should know better than to judge people they don't know.
I would dance cultural dance any day and any time, whether or not i am ASKED to. So this right here is just basic arrant nonsense.


he's never seen anyone dance a cultural dance that's probably why. lol

I can't understand what you're trying to get at. If you say it is BLACK history month, why is it only restricted to Black American History?. . .Do Black Americans speak for blacks all over the world?. . .This is another round of cultural imperialism.Na wa oh!


BullI slept with Angelina Jolie last night too!!!

first of all, black in this context means "african american"
plus, majority of those who contribute to black history month are african americans.

you don't have to say "african-american history month" to recognize that it's for african americans.

just as people say "america" even though they're referring to just the united states and not canada or mexico or even the countries of south america.

so yeah, it's all about context and you should know that.

you sound so ignorant.
black history month is an AWARENESS MONTH also. to recognize blacks all over the world (even in Africa).
that's why it's a whole month. rather than just a day. you can recognize two people in a day and there's nothing bad

my school is currently doing some ribbon sale for darfur,  . .ooppps, thanks for reminding me, i need to make posters before the end of the week.

do you guys do anything at all for black history month? oh i see. some lady comes to your school and tells you about MLK and egypt and you believe that's what BHM is all about 

@hot-angel

What is happening in Darfur is indeed history. History is a record of events and as things are unfolding in Darfur, it is being recorded in history. How old are you?. . .History is way more than the past!


You're not that bright I can see, I do not know who MLK is too, tell me more! 


Easy, everyone talks about Mandela, he's more like a global icon. I'll like to see them talk about Oba Ovonramwen who diligently protected his people from British invasion in 1897. I'll like to see them for once talk about Nigerians like Azikiwe or Tafewa - Balewa who were the first president/prime minister of the most populous black nation. I'll like to see them talk about Toussaint Louverture who led the Haitian revolution, I'll like to see them talk about Alhaji Ado Bayero the Emir of Kano.


You're ignorant and I don't exactly blame you. Keep learning about black American or South African culture, forget about your own Nigerian culture/history. When time comes to take account, it will be widely regarded that Nigerians have not contributed much to the "black" discourse to be celebrated or talked about. Thanks to Nigerians who fail to discuss themselves but choose to embrace that of others.

Forget about yours, nobody will remember it. I'm 100% sure you haven't heard of Oba Ovonramwen. Same thing can be said for Haitians, these were the first blacks to actually fight for freedom and obtain their independence. Now, they're not seriously talked about when it comes to black freedom fighters, why?. . .Nobody celebrated their victory. Now we like to hear of Mandela, MLKThe first of these men was Louverture but ofcourse he's not black American, he's not important. How dare anyone say some guy from Haiti led a revolution that deposed the French and earned his black nation independence?

Why won't you celebrate Ovonramwen?.  . .Aren't you proudly black? Didn't he give his life in a bid to protect his empire from British looters?

I already gauged your level of intelligence when you were unable to discern that I was being sarcastic in reference to Desmond Tutu. We'll do this again:

Since Mandela is a global icon, he's not your typical African that you can use as an example of Black History Month not being totally American. Even at that, in the whole of Africa, you can only find Mandela and Tutu to be proud of or even talk about?

Point is this, Mandela, Tutu, Johnson-Sirleaf are guys the American media will always want to glorify so talking about them in BHM discussion is just natural. Why talk about Sirleaf but not Joseph Kabila?. . .Do you even know who Kabila is eh Mrs. Black History Month?


I'm not going to form a support groupIf you're going to label it Black History Month, you should project the image of blacks globewide. If you choose to restrict it to African -American history with a little media glorified guys here and there, then make it clear.

i didn't know about him. but now that i do, thanks to you, i'm aware of him.
this is what black history month is for.

i hope you get my point now.

by the way, black history month can also be referred to as "african american history month" or "african heritage month"

so donzman pick the label you feel comfortable with.

if joseph kabila has nothing to do with african american history, then i don't see the point.
i've never heard about him either.

some former congolese president.
i don't see the connection with black history month. sorry

OMG bhm is specifically mainly for african americans.
for the third time, "black" is used in context in reference to "african americans"
call it african american or black american history month if you wish.

and mainly for african american kids and youth to learn things that they aren't usually taught to them.

start an african history month jeez. it's not that hard.
we know you're not a british citizen or canadian, you don't have to celebrate it but let those who want to celebrate it do.

black history month isn't going away most likely until scores have been settled.
when being black is no longer synonymous with being a criminal, dumb, ghetto or being on welfare in the eyes of people.
it was created in the first place by the first black guy to recieve a doctorate from harvard who wasn't content with how black were portrayed in the history books and the little amount of space african american history has in the US history books e.t.c

this isn't about congo or kano. sorry. Congolese people can celebrate that 'cause it's relevant to them.

and i already gave you an example.
america is used in context to mean "usa" when in fact, it's two whole continents. but when some one says america, you can recognize it as "usa"
likewise, when someone talks about a black person in the US, they usually mean an african american rather than a congolese president. even though they're both black.

just as in Africa, we wouldn't have a clue or care about who rosa parks is or was. even though it's the same ol', same ol' black people.

this is going to be my last post arguing with you on this thread. too bad if you don't get my point.

I Don't know who you are reffering to, but i just wanted to clear this up. Knowing about the African American Culture does not in any way mean that i would rather be American Than Nigerian. This is an intensely stupid assumption/conclusion because i wouldn't say that "knowing about chinese food, means that you would rather be chinese". Or i wouldnt make a stupid comment like "Eating Ghana food means that you would rather be Ghanian than Nigerian".

Again, I don't know about other people on this thread, but I personally didn't mention anywhere that the whole of AFRICA Must revolve around America, and Black AMericans.

When has educating people about what they don't know become Brainwashing?? Donzman told me about lots of stuffs i didn't know, and i appreciate him for doing that, and i didn't say that he was "brainwashing me". So just because we talk about African Americans, and 'their culture' (if i might say so myself), now means that I am Brainwashing People.
You should learn the meaning of a word before using it. This is not Brainwashing. Please!!


Apology Accepted. I understand your point when you say that BLack History (not just the month), ignore a LARGE majority of Black Struggles and successes. Yes I understand you. But Did you not get the part where i said that You can spread the word and tell people about the black struggles and successes that are left out?

You should know (since i consider you to be a very smart person. . .) that some people Are ignorant. I am sure you have at one point or the other heard stories about how people who don't live in African ask us Africans whether we live on trees, and have lion pets.

Most people are just ignorant and they need be taught. If more people like you who know about their History can spread the word, enlighten people and tell them WHAT really IS, rather than "WHAT they are made to believe IS", This whole argument wouldn't even be going on.

And if you decided not to teach because you feel that Majority of Black Struggles and successes are left out, I guess Most people will Just Never KNOW. 

Arguments like this could push me to anger. WHy the segragation? Why can't BLACKS be BLACK? WHy can't the celebration of BLACK history Be for ALL BLACKS? WHy segragate? What happened to "WE ARE ALL ONE"?
WHy do we have to say GHANIAN African, NIGerian AFRICAN?
COme one, give me Answers??!!

  This is Celebration of BLACK history. And as a matter of Fact, I don't believe that The celebration is Limited to BLACKS ONLY!. Yes i said it. Now what??
If you are WHite, pink blue or whatever and you feel that You want to celebrate BLACK HISTORY, You are free to do so. IF The Anglos, Native Americans, Asians and the rest acknowlegde The Importance of BLACK history, WHy can't WE blacks DO SO??

Why can't Nigerians be Nigerians, Ghanaians be Ghanaians, Black Americans be Black Americans? What exactly is wrong with that?

Otherwise, why can't the whole world just be one. What happened to wa are all one?

Why can't we just celebrate human history rather than segregate?

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