One hundred and fifty-eight years ago, the land where the Brazos Valley African American Museum now sits was an area of promise, where newly freed people rebuilt their lives after slavery and the Civil War. www.kbtx.com/2026/02/20/b... #TeachReconstruction #BlackReconstruction #tellthemwhatwedid
In central Pennsylvania communities such as Harrisburg, Carlisle, and York, some oyster houses were owned by Black people who were also UGRR conductors and who advocated for African American rights. www.pennlive.com/opinion/2026... #BHM #tellthemwhatwedid
In 1976, during the U.S. bicentennial & under President Gerald Ford, Black History Month, honored every February, became a nationwide celebration in which people dove into wide-ranging aspects of the African American experience. lancasteronline.com/opinion/colu... #BHMat100 #tellthemwhatwedid
Historian Jarvis Givens on Who Made Black History Month www.kqed.org/forum/201010... Givens says the act of preserving Black stories has always been political, always been about power, and always been a tool for liberation. #BHMat100 #tellthemwhatwedid and who we are.
Black History is an important part of Colorado's 150 years as a state. These objects tell that story www.kunc.org/news/2026-02... inc Florence Bell's quilt, which was presented at the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904. #tellthemwhatwedid #BHMat100
The Wagoner History Center (in OK) will host a #BHM presentation honoring Black soldiers. #USCT "They Fought Like Veterans" will center on the First Kansas Colored Infantry and their role in the Civil War campaigns in Indian territory. www.fox23.com/news/histori... #tellthemwhatwedid
“To celebrate America at this moment, #BHM100th …requires us to fully situate ourselves w/in the narrative— not as a footnote, but as main characters who have helped to shape this American experience & story,” ASALH President www.washingtoninformer.com/asalh-celebr... #BHMat100 #tellthemwhatwedid
What a Century of Black History Month Teaches Us About Today’s Fight for Working People www.afscme.org/blog/what-a-... inc A Philip Randolph's Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids, the Memphis Sanitation Workers, and the fight against South African apartheid #tellthemwhatwedid #BHMat100
#BHMat100 Profile: William Nesbitt, a Pennsylvania native & barber, helped Black Americans escape slavery, promoted colonization to Liberia, pushed for the Reconstruction Amendments, & was a member of the National Equal Rights League wjactv.com/amazing-amer... #tellthemwhatwedid and who we are
Charles Chesnutt used subversive counternarratives and humor to poke holes in white Americans' nostalgic myths of the South and slavery and to expose the contradictions of white supremacy. www.yahoo.com/entertainmen... #BHMat100 #tellthemwhatwedid
#BHMat100 #tellthemwhatwedid and who we are!
Drive Racists Out of Public Life Forever, and Other Lessons From Black History www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Author Brian Jones on how we win—and protect—social progress for all of us. #BHM #BHMat100 #tellthemwhatwedid and who we are.
Black History Month marks 100 years of significant achievements and milestones www.splcenter.org/resources/st... #tellthemwhatwedid and who we are. #BHMat100
LaGarrett King reflects on origins, importance of Black History Month www.buffalo.edu/ubnow/storie... #tellthemwhatwedid
Plan your visit @legacysites.eji.org: legacysites.eji.org/ #BHM #NHW #TellThemWhatWeDid
There is no US without us: *This year, when we are also commemorating the 250th anniversary of US independence, it is important to tell not only an inclusive history, but an accurate one.* -ASALH #BHM #FromTheRootToTheFruit #BlackHistory #NHW #BHMat100 #TellThemWhatWeDid
As we observe the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, this is your yearly reminder to be clear in teaching the kids who established it, and why. #tellthemwhatwedid
Don't know the history? Here you go: asalh.org/black-histor... #bhm100 #bhmat100
They can't take what they didn't give.
Celebrate, observe one full century of Black History Month www.tribtoday.com/opinion/edit... #bhmat100 #bhm100 #tellthemwhatwedid
For hundreds of years, African Americans have shaped the story of the Midwest. These monuments, museums, and historical sites celebrate that legacy. www.midwestliving.com/inspiring-pl... #blackmidwest #tellthemwhatwedid #bhmat100
This #bhm, Santa Fe is Remembering and Reclaiming Black Americans' Achievements, Contributions, and History Through the Arts www.santafenewmexican.com/pasatiempo/r... #tellthemwhatwedid #bhmat100
“Children of the Promised Land,” a pictorial history, explores the unique experience of mothers and their children in Nicodemus, KS, some of whom were the first members of their families born free. hayspost.com/posts/777ccb... #teachreconstruction #tellthemwhatwedid #BHM #blacktowns
#BHM events slated in Kingston, New Paltz www.dailyfreeman.com/2026/01/25/b... “It’s about reminding people we have the power. We have the responsibility to continue to tell our own stories. We don’t need permission or any authority or even a municipality to tell our stories." #tellthemwhatwedid
Rockford’s Ethnic Heritage Museum will debut its newest exhibit, “We Voted,” highlighting the history and impact of African-American civic participation at both the local and national levels this #BHM www.enjoyillinois.com/things-to-do... #BHMat100 #tellthemwhatwedid
