MR. Blog's Test Run#1

...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!

IT'S BLACK HISTORY MONTH! YES! BLACK HISTORY! YES! ON A FEBRUARY! YES! IT'S AN AMERICAN CELEBRATION! YES! OUR EFFORTS SHOWN TO THE WORLD! YES! HEROES OF OLD AND OF NEW! YES! BRAVING CHALLENGES! YES! OVERCOMING SLAVERY AND OPPRESSION! YES! STAYING TRUE TO THEIR DREAMS! YES! SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF OUR NATION! YES! SAY IT LOUD! YES! STAY BLACK AND STAY PROUD! YES! FINDING NEW WAYS TO GIVE BACK! YES! LIVING LEGENDS AND LEGENDS OF LEADERS' PAST! YES! THIS IS THE MONTH WE TAKE PAUSE TO CELEBRATE! YES! THE DREAM IS ONGOING! YES! THE STRUGGLE WILL NOT LAST ALWAYS! YES! BECAUSE CELEBRATING THE TRIUMPHS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS IS A PRIVILEGE WE MUST NEVER TAKE FOR GRANTED! YES!