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Black History Month 2018! YES!

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Thoughts From Around
...better late than never but....

 BLACK HISTORY MONTH!
YES!
THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURE!
YES!
BLACKNESS THROUGH THE AGES!
YES!
HOW WE HAVE ACHIEVED OUR MARKS IN HISTORY AND CULTURE!
YES!
WHERE WE LEAVE OUR MARKS IN HISTORY TODAY!
YES!
YOU KNOW THEIR NAMES!
YES!
YOU KNOW THEIR FACES!
YES!
THERE ARE EVEN THOSE TODAY THAT YOU DON'T KNOW!
YES!
THEY, TOO, MAKE WAVES IN OUR CULTURE!
YES!
THEY RALLY CRIES AND FOR CAUSES!
YES!
THEY FIGHT INJUSTICE AND INTOLERANCE!
YES!
THEY OFFER SOLACE AND COMFORT!
YES!
THOSE YOU KNOW AND THOSE YOU DONT!
YES!
THEY ALL HAVE ROLES TO PLAY!
YES!
THOSE FAMOUS AND NOT FAMOUS!
YES!
THEY, TOO, WILL SHAPE OUR LIVES!
YES!
THOSE FIGHTING EVEN NOW!
YES!
THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE OUR LIVES BETTER!
YES!
DO YOU KNOW THEM?
YES?
DO YOU LIVE WITH THEM?
YES?
DO YOU APPRECIATE THEM?
YES?
THEN SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION!
YES!
BECAUSE THAT APPRECIATION WILL BE THE CHANGE OF PACE THEY NEED!
YES!

And Done...until the next year...Stay True, and Stay Black. Here's some lessons to learn, from ASALH.ORG
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