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Black History Month 2018

01 Thursday Feb 2018

Posted by Rev. Nadine Drayton-Keen in Poetry, Tribute

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Happy Black HIstory Month

 

February is Black History Month—an annual celebration of African-Americans’ achievements. This month also is a time for recognizing the crucial role Blacks played, and continue to play, in U.S. history.

Black History Month grew out of “Negro History Week,” which was the brainchild of the Harvard-trained Carter G. Woodson—a renowned historian who in 1915 received indispensable help from other notable African-Americans to establish the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. This organization was dedicated to researching and promoting achievements by African-Americans and other peoples of African descent.

Every U.S. president since 1976 officially has designated the month of February as Black History Month. Furthermore, in other countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, a month to celebrate black history also has been established.

Thank You God For Making My Black So Baeutiful

 

Black Woman

Your skin’s as light as white, brown, or darker than blue
You wear cornrows, afros, the straight and curly look, too.
Your Black beauty’s a mystery—a wonder to behold
Your queenly gate—that soulful stride—says ‘I can’t be sold.’

Though shadows of darkness have burdened your life,
Whether by misery’s battles or modern-day strife,
You continue chanting: A change is going to come,
While strategizing ways you can get that job done.

Praise goes to the Black woman for her intestinal fortitude
An unwavering perseverance that endures forced servitude.
Honor goes to her too whose Black pride took a backseat
To her bitter, insensitive foes now under her dusk-colored feet.

– composed by Nadine Drayton-Keen in the 1980s

 

HAPPY

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

 

Rejoice with those who rejoice [sharing others’ joy], and weep with those who weep [sharing others’ grief]. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty [conceited, self-important, exclusive], but associate with humble people [those with a realistic self-view]. Do not overestimate yourself. ~ Romans 12:15-16, AMP

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February 2015: A Haiku for Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day, and Black History Month

02 Monday Feb 2015

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Black History Month 2015

 

I am proud to be a Black American, and that is why it gives me great pleasure to observe the achievements of Black Americans (a.k.a., African Americans) and to recognize the central role(s) many of them have played in U.S. history—not only during February but also all year long. As always, I want to thank the journalist, author, and Harvard-trained historian Carter G. Woodson, as well as all of the other exceptional African Americans who were behind the origins of Black History Month.

Below are three of my February haikus. They are my 2015 tribute to Black History Month and to all of the beautiful, brilliant, historic people of color who have made their mark in this world.

 

•The Super Bowl life:
consciously serving others –
Love! Play of the year.

•God’s generous gift:
the best Valentine ever –
His beloved Son.

•Black History Month –
celebrating achievements:
paying due homage.

                                                                                             ~ 2015
 

It is absolutely clear that God has called you to a free life. Just make sure that you don’t use this freedom as an excuse to do whatever you want to do and destroy your freedom. Rather, use your freedom to serve one another in love; that’s how freedom grows. For everything we know about God’s Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That’s an act of true freedom. If you bite and ravage each other, watch out—in no time at all you will be annihilating each other, and where will your precious freedom be then? ~ Galatians 5:13-15, MSG

This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble of sending his Son merely to point an accusing finger, telling the world how bad it was. He came to help, to put the world right again. ~ John 3:16-17, MSG

And you who are younger must follow your leaders. But all of you, leaders and followers alike, are to be down to earth with each other, for—

God has had it with the proud,
But takes delight in just plain people. ~ 1 Peter 5:5, MSG

Don’t push your way to the front; don’t sweet-talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. ~ Philippians 2:3, MSG

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