Worked in collaboration with a local artist and the Artist in Residence, Fran Joy, for the celebration of Black History Month, 2015. The work involved research of true stories around the globe to highlight atrocities that have taken place with people in the name of religion and color. My work comprised of a picture of an African American male who is standing with his face and back toward the wall and his hands on the wall to show the helplessness and need of time to pay attention to unfathomable suffering of people in pain. The picture was a 36 x 17 mounted picture. The work was on display along with the pictures of others who are real sufferers.
She was old, around her 60’s to 70’s. Each cheekbone outlined to the slightest. Her hair frizzy on top like cotton. She wore a shawl pinned together by a safety pin. Her name was Evelyn Marshall Thomas. Evelyn worked at a hair dresser, and everyone knew her. She was respected amongst everyone in the town and was the “grandma” of the town. People would go to her to talk and express their feelings like she was their therapist, but Evelyn had problems too; she lived in heavy poverty. Everyday Evelyn had the same routine: she woke up, readied herself for the day, and left for work, on the walk to work she say the same people: the newspaper boy on his runs, the florist tending to her flourishing flowers, the corner store owner who zealously ran around his store preparing for the forthcoming day. Her life was as simple as possible.
Earl Lloyd was born in April 3,1928 and died February 26,2015.He grew up at Alexandria Virginia.He was American Professional Basketball player.He was raised by his father name Theodore Benjamin Lloyd and mother name Daisy Mitchell Lloyd in Alexandria .His father worked at a coal industry and his mother stayed home taking care of him.His parents teached him to be a good student and a good athlete at Lisle Crouch Elementary school and Parker Gray High school.Lewis Randolph,his coach enrolled him to West Virginia State University after his graduation.He played for the Yellow Jackets and led them to 2 CIAA Conference and a tournament championship.
My African American History Month Paper is about Sterling A.Brown’s Life. Sterling background history is that he was born Howard University where his dad was working as a slave. His mom and dad grew up at the same place and they talked about when he was little.They have a lot of kids and he was the only boy out of most of them. He was raised on a farm in Howard,Maryland during his childhood. Where he studied at is the Southern U.S to be a professor for the black culture of all black people.
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Black history month has been celebrated for many years in America; People often celebrated the struggle through events or films but not all citizens liked the events or films. For instance, in the book Between The World and Me, the author coates disliked how the people were being shown to celebrate the legacy of African Americans.
In the campus of the college she founded, by the most beautiful beach, humbly and quietly rests a great soul, Mary McLeod Bethune. Many people wonder why Black History Month is so important. Black History Month is not just a name, it is a celebration of innovative Black Americans like Mary McLeod Bethune, who didn't let racial discrimination and discouragement stop her from achieving her dreams against all odds.
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African-American history are those events that started with the first slave ships from Africa to the Caribbean Islands and carry through their journey as a people both individually and collectively to today's societies across the Americas.
In the United States, during the month of February, we celebrate the triumph of African Americans. This whole month grew from “Negro History Week” which was created by Carter G. Woodson and other eminent African Americans in 1926. However, the United States only started to actually acknowledge Black History in 1976 by President Gerald Ford. 26 years after Carter G. Woodson’s death, “Negro History Week” turned in “Black History Month”. Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week when he noticed that black history was overlooked by historians and the public.
Black history is remembering African Americans and their roles they contributed to the U.S. society. It was in those times that people for color fought for equality. We recognized them for their accomplishments, achievements, and diversity of African Americans. In my opinion, people use the premise of black history as only remembering people whom fought for civil rights, not the black scientists, doctors, etc. whom made a difference in America. It was started as Negro history week by Carter G. Woodson in 1926, then in 1976 President Ford officially recognized February as Black History Month. But it does concerns me that our people of color are being memorialized once a month and not spoked along with all American history throughout the year.
Black History Month was created to celebrate and honor African American men and women throughout the past. To be able to acknowledge black people for who they are and what they’ve done was a huge milestone that needed to be taken. Black people have always been looked down upon, and allowing them to be recognized in this era brought a lot of peace to this country. Although, there are still some people who believe that it should neither exist nor be celebrated. Without Black History Month, american citizens will stop taking initiative to want to learn about black culture.
Throughout history, just about every group of people have been oppressed in some way. From African Americans, to Hispanics, to judgement based on religion or gender, it is taught all of the time. Most popular are events such as the slavery in early America and the Holocaust. But one group that was also oppressed here in our own country were the Native Americans; arguably, they still are. However, they are not mentioned nearly as much as the others. There is no day for a leader of Native American civil rights as there is for Martin Luther King Jr.; Native American Heritage Month does exist, in November, but it gets much less attention in comparison to the African American History Month in February. This group has faced just as much continuing
Over the course of this semester, I was introduced to many people, ideas, writings, and discussions that sparked my interest and enlightened me on African American history. However, I feel like this was just the beginning of my journey of learning the history of my people, as there is still so much out there to be brought to the surface. Prior to taking this course, I was always ignorant on the topic of African American history and simply made the connection to slavery. Additionally, I was unaware of other black activist, movements, and struggles that I had the chance to witness for the first time in this class. I came to a realization of how deprived of this information I was, because other historic events have been deemed more important. A quote that stuck with me throughout the course that was made by Arthur Schomburg was, “... African history and negro history, are the missing pages of world history”.
African Americans are no stranger to discrimination. Children across American are taught about the horrific times of slavery. Following slavery, we learn about the discrimination African Americans face in the light of their bittersweet freedom. Due to this unstability, many amazing young African American artist emerged with breathtaking stories to reveal; the stories weren’t easy to expose because publishing companies and the alike were very