Yes, I agree with Crimson Tide4. It is essential.
My daughter had to learn a line for her school play on Thursday. Her classmate asks, what do you know? She responds: I know that Black History Month was established in 1926. I love that.
Then, she came home with a homework assignment. Write the names of 2 persons who contributed to the improvement of the black people in America. She wrote Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We discussed the assignment.
These are some of the positive effects of Black History Month on our children. My baby is 4. I don't remember having assignments like this growing up.