Quote Originally Posted by xxbckiexx View Post
Black History Month is meant to remedy the inequity of representation of blacks contributions to the world. HOWEVER, there is no inequity of representation now. We all know who invented peanut butter and the stop light. 95% of the black history month curriculum should be taught in AMERICAN HISTORY ITSELF. It shouldn't be labeled black anything. I dont care how long the period is. If there was enough history to it that it ran 6 months long, with different events, and different information everyday in the curriculum it would be beneficial. But, like i said, for 2 weeks out of that month, students sit there and watch videos of racist events, racist interviews and racist movies, which then instill racist thoughts. Which leaves them with unanswered questions, in which they go home to ask their racist parents. It's pounded into students for an entire month, from kindergarten to seniors in high school and then you wonder why racism doesn't go away? It's a series of events that leads to racist activity.

If you think that a child who looks up to their parent, will not have the same ideals as their parent, you clearly have no kids, or no real experience WITH kids.

What I bolded is the solution that has been preached for years, yet the history books have NEVER changed. That is why I am all for Black History Month. Racism will not go away by ignoring the past.

Let me step back and say that children can turn into what the parents are. They have a choice and they know it. They have their own minds, and know it.