I pretty much co-sign on what everyone has already said (that it is and should remain Black History Month). In Alaska (where I'm "from"), the MLK Holiday is called Alaska Civil Rights Day. I'm not sure of how that came about (I heard a long time ago that some Alaska Native leaders had something to do with it; point of 411: Native American/Alaska Native Heritage Month is
November {as Ideal08 mentioned}), but I'm a bit offended by it. I have the belief that the beauty in what makes us the same as human beings is that we are all different. I don't see harm in celebrating that (esp. when some *still* won't see that all minorities' history is indeed American history). I'm a realist; we're not all the same. And, I don't think that necessarily promotes racism or separatist attitudes. The celebration of these different months hopefully helps us see and learn things about each other that we never have (i.e. in school, even in college
) and/or probably never would if not given the opportunity.
Just my $19.08 worth.
