It is highly offensive and Racist that February was designated as Black History Month (BHM), as it has only 28 days compared to the 30 or 31 days of all other months. Why are blacks given a second class month? Is this to reinforce their status as second class citizens? I call for a boycott of February and instead be issued a primary month, like January. January is the first month, as blacks were the first people out of Africa. January also contains Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Haitian Independence Day, as well as the birthdays of Cuba Gooding Jr., Butterfly McQueen, George Foreman, Mary J. Blige, Howard Stern, Joe Frazier, LL Cool J, Aaliyah, Dwayne Wade, Michelle Obama, Huddie Ledbetter, Hakeem Olajuwon, Muhammed Ali, James Earl Jones, Tiffani Amber Thiessen, Tatyana Ali, Alicia Keys, the greatest leader of black men; Drew Brees, obviously Oprah Winfrey, and finally, an individual who has done more to reunite black families than anyone else; Maury Povich. I also call for the renaming of January to better reflect black culture. Blackuary should do, but I'm sure someone can thing of a better name. In addition, 5% of the month must be set aside to study and worship the elite members of the black community known as Five Percenters.
For the last 34 years February has been designated BHM in order to raise cultural awareness of the black diaspora. The fact that blacks hail from Africa, the Caribbean, South America, Australia, and all corners of the globe; with hundreds if not thousand of separate cultures, religions, and mores is besides the point. The point is to celebrate blackness in America.
Also known as White Guilt Awareness Month, BHM was designed to "celebrate all that is good about black culture and to instill in them a sense of pride in their race". Without comparing the rates of crime, education, income, abortion, marriage, and various other social markers, I can safely say, in regard to the second part of the mission as proven by this video, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED:
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