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Here's a thought: as a form of protest, why don't we make *every* month Black History Month from here on out until it's no longer necessary. That's not to devalue February, just to say that there's no reason to confine a heightened awareness of Black history to one month. Tell friends and coworkers interesting facts about Black history, and if they ask what's going on, tell them it's Black History Month with no explanation.

e.g.

"Hey, did you hear about the Tuskegee syphilis study where they infected a bunch of Black people with syphilis intentionally and without those people's knowledge? That's really fucked up, right?"

"I didn't hear about that. That's wild. Where did you hear about it?"

"Oh, you know, it's Black History Month."

"I thought that was February."

"Nope. It's this month too."

"Huh. Well, got to get back to shoveling coke into this furnace. Iron won't smelt itself."

"I hear that. By the way, did you know that some of the earliest iron smelting furnaces have been discovered in Tanzania, used in the production of carbon steel around the time of the birth of Christ?"

"No kidding? Wow, those Tanzanians could do this back then? Black history, I guess?"

"Yep. Black History Month."

Obviously you'll want to be more organic than that, but you get the idea.

> As Black History Month ends, a reading list for the rest of the year https://religionnews.com/2025/02/28/as-black-history-month-ends-a-reading-list-for-the-rest-of-the-year/ via RNS.

I checked our library catalog, and out of the 28 we have 17.

#books #reading #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #lists #Bookstodon #BlackMastodon

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My latest food column is up!

Whether they're nurturing a new generation of farmers, continuing a legacy, creating new flavours or making it easier to find tastes of home, Waterloo-Wellington's Black food entrepreneurs are helping to shape our food scene and add to the nation conversation.

#Food #Mastonom #BlackHistoryMonth #Canada #LocalFood #WaterlooRegion #WellingtonCounty

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/how-black-entrepreneurs-are-shaping-the-local-food-industry-jasmine-mangalaseril-1.7471285

Sylvia Abernathy, album art for Roscoe Mitchell Sextet and Sun Ra, Delmark, 1966.

In late 1960s Chicago, Sylvia Abernathy was all at once a college student, activist, and graphic designer. One of the few women working in a male-dominated industry, Abernathy (who later changed her name to “Laini”) is believed to be the first Black woman to be credited as a designer on album covers. Read more: https://letterformarchive.org/news/laini-sylvia-abernathy/?utm_source=Facebook

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"Every Month Has Black History" teableau for 02/28/25

I went to SFMOMA last night after a very long day at work because I wanted to see the Amy Sherald exhibit American Sublime before it closes on March 9.

The headline draw was Michelle Obama’s official portrait, and all the paintings were absolutely magnetic.

But I was particularly drawn to this canvas in the final room: a Black man leaning on an impossibly shiny and clean John Deer tractor.

So on this, the last day of #blackhistorymonth I wanted to share it with you.

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On this last day of Black History Month, here's our blogpost highlighting the stories, publications, Magazines and Storyboards we featured throughout the month, plus how you can follow them on Flipboard all year round.

https://about.flipboard.com/inside-flipboard/celebrating-black-history-the-stories-we-highlighted-on-flipboard/

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Black innovators have shaped the tech world as we know it.

From developing programming languages to pioneering AI.

Even as Black History Month draws to a close, we celebrate Black excellence in WordPress, open source, and beyond!

Let’s continue to uplift and support Black voices in tech.

Who inspires you? Tag them below!

Every day this month I posted a notable item for #BlackHistoryMonth. I hope you enjoyed and found it as meaningful as I did. Black history *IS* American history.

Please see the summary here:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1885781712073797730.html

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