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February is Black History Month, and this year's this is "African Americans and Labor." Here are three books I recommend:… The post Three Books for Black History Month appeared first on Reason.com.

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Black History Month 2024: What is it, when is it, how to celebrate

Every year, October has been dedicated to celebrating and honouring Black culture and history.

Evening Standard

UK Black History Month kicks off aiming to ‘reclaim narratives’

London property once home to Malcolm X gets blue plaque, and Bristol exhibition explores 1833 slavery abolition

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Virginia high school students take center stage for Black History Month celebration

High school students in Alexandria, Va., honor Black history with art, dance and theater.

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Extend Black History Month Celebration With Impactful Actions

Learn how to continue honoring Black History Month beyond February by taking meaningful actions to support Black and Brown communities.

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How Black History month has slowly made its way to France

Black History month took root in the US in the 1920s before becoming a national event by the mid-1970s. Some members of the African diaspora in France have been trying to import it and, in the last decade, have succeeded in establishing a homegrown version.

Radio France Internationale

How Do Americans Observe Black History Month?

Three in four adults think it's important to learn about Black History Month, and other cultures, in school or the workplace.

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Marvel Black History Month variant covers spotlight Captain America, Luke Cage, Rocket Racer, and more

Marvel is celebrating Black History Month with a series of covers by Black artists featuring Black characters

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Cyborg, Batwing, Mr Terrific, and more take the spotlight on DC's 2024 Black History Month covers

The publisher has announced some awesome variants and a new volume of DC Power

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OPINION - Yes we still need Black History Month in 2023, and if you think otherwise you aren't paying attention

It’s an easy mistake to make: To see "Black History Month" (BHM) and think it’s a time to shine a light on a history that has been pushed into the margins of mainstream thought.

Evening Standard

'It's Black History Month all year round': the London bookshop dedicated to black children's literature

Ditching a successful career in fashion, Kelly-Jade Nicholls set up Melanin Magic in West Norwood earlier this year to create a safe space for Black children, she tells Emma Loffhagen

Evening Standard

Who was Adelaide Hall? Google Doodle celebrates London-based American jazz singer

London artist Hannah Ekuwa Buckman creates design which also ties in with Black History Month

Evening Standard

Black to the Future: new biennial art festival celebrating black artists to launch

The festival will run until February 2024 to coincide with US Black History Month

Evening Standard

OPINION - This should be a year-long party not just four weeks

Black History Month celebrates stories that are integral to the idea of what it means to be British

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OPINION - Black History Month is important but we need a deeper conversation too

As we recognise progress we must acknowledge how the conversation about race, racism and multiculturalism has regressed

Evening Standard

Month of magic to toast proud black history

Black History Month to celebrate the enormous contribution black people have made to the capital – and help tackle the racial inequalities that still exist

The Independent UK

Black History Month 2023: The Independent playlist starring Stormzy, Joan Armatrading and Little Simz

The Independent celebrates musical pioneers including Millie Small, Tricky, Roots Manuva and Tippa Irie, rappers Kano, Stormzy and Little Simz, and vocal talents such as Shirley Bassey, Emeli Sande and Michael Kiwanuka

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OPINION - This is how we can build a harmonious society

As a black historyspeaker and specialist in African and Caribbeanancestry, I find myself constantly inspired by the transformative power of understanding one’s heritage. Black History Month is not confined to a mere 28 days.

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Evening Standard

Black History Month: your guide to what’s happening in London

We break down the best events happening day by day

The Guardian - UK

Black History Month to celebrate women and UK’s Windrush generation

Hundreds of events lined up for October, with focus on role black women have played in shaping British history

The Guardian - UK

Akyaaba Addai-Sebo: the shocking conversation that led him to start UK Black History Month

In the mid-1980s he invited Angela Davis, Winnie Mandela, Jesse Jackson and Ray Charles to talk to communities across the country. Thus began an enormous, ongoing, consciousness-changing event

Evening Standard

Vibrant Windrush-themed bus to feature at Notting Hill Carnival

Following the carnival, the bus will be in service throughout Black History Month in October

Chicago Sun-Times

Bronzeville’s historic Wabash YMCA set for another restoration, courtesy of federal grant

The renovations will focus on a pool, a gym, various meeting rooms and reviving a decades-old mural in the historic building where Black History Month originated.

The Guardian - UK

Morgan Freeman says the terms ‘Black History Month’ and ‘African American’ are insults

The actor objected in a UK interview to both, saying ‘You’re going to relegate my history to a month?’ and that the latter phrase is inaccurate

Daily Mirror

Morgan Freeman says Black History month and the term African-American is 'an insult'

Hollywood legend Morgan Freeman, who has played Nelson Mandela, the US president three times and God in his impressive haul of 117 films, spoke candidly about his personal beliefs

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