This Is the Black History Month

"Kikora" (Joy, in Swahili language) by Artist Keith Mallett

Image courtesy: Keith Mallett Studio Inc.

In Canada and USA, February is observed as the Black History Month. In this month, the blacks return to their history to look at their past and gain inspiration for the future. Many people, other than the blacks, also participate in the observance of this month in different ways.

We also need to learn more about the black history which can be a great teaching tool and a source of inspiration for us all. Last year, we also spoke about this month. Last year, in the light of the Black History Month, we also threw a proposal for observance of the Bangladesh Heritage Month in each February.

To learn more about the Black History Month, blacks and black history, you may click on the following:

• Historica Dominion Institute: BLACK HISTORY CANADA
• City of Toronto: BLACK HISTORY MONTH
• The New York Times: Celebrate Black History Month
• Encyclopedia Britannica's Guide to Black History
• Ontario Black History Society
• Celebrate Black History
• African Diaspora
• African Americans
• Slavery in the United States (USA)
• Timeline of the African-American Civil Rights Movement
• African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955-1968)
• Racial Segregation in the United States
• African-American Newspapers