As we moved into Black History Month this February, we introduced a new campaign, Black History Year. With continued attacks on the education of Black history throughout North Carolina and the country as a whole, it's on us to share this important information, not just in February, but all year long.
You can’t erase Black history no matter how hard you try. It’s everywhere, in every field, in every era, and on every continent. So we want to send a clear message to those who try to hide the truth, there is no place we haven’t been and nothing we haven’t done. Black History is American History and it’s World History. Any attempts to whitewash it will fail. And we’re going to make sure we’re giving it to you not just this month…but all year. So, buckle up and welcome to Black History Year.
Have Black history you want to share? Use the hashtag #BlackHistoryYear on social media and join us in the movement!
Dr. James E. Ford, CREED Executive Director
“#BlackHistoryYear is about setting the record straight and inviting all who are willing to know more about who Black people really are. Black pasts, Black presents, and Black futures. A more complete and accurate view of Blackness that refuses to succumb to censorship or fragile sensitivities. It's about making clear the role Black people play as members of the human family.”
#DYK Black History Month began in 1926 and was originally called Negro History Week?
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) February 5, 2024
Carter G. Woodson, known as the "father of Black history," wanted to designate a time to promote and educate people about Black history and culture.#BlackHistoryYear pic.twitter.com/dAkgLAqk20
#BlackHistoryYear highlight: Guion "Guy" Bluford, the first Black person in space (August 1983)
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) February 13, 2024
"One of the things that I really wanted to do was not only to break the mold, but to help pull other African Americans into the program and get them to fly." pic.twitter.com/zGnyvDz71U
In honor of #WomensHistoryMonth, let us share some notable Black women who helped shape our history
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) March 4, 2024
🧵 We’ll use this thread throughout the month to highlight these influential women and their stories #BlackHistoryYear pic.twitter.com/FTcp4z8WBQ
Globetrotting Black nutritionist Flemmie P. Kittrell revolutionized early childhood education and illuminated 'hidden hunger' #BlackHistoryYearhttps://t.co/hpK6JOPct2
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) March 28, 2024
#OTD in Black history, Frederick Douglass delivered his famous Fifth of July speech.
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) July 5, 2024
"I am not included within the pale of glorious anniversary. Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us." #BlackHistoryYear
Learn more: https://t.co/INj0PbyVIL pic.twitter.com/3CIviqdcCx
Today's #BlackHistoryYear highlight is the National Equal Rights League, the oldest nationwide human rights organization in the United States
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) February 20, 2024
Founded in 1864, the League promoted full and immediate citizenship for African Americans
🧵 Read more below! pic.twitter.com/ts6ddVQR0h
#BlackHistoryYear https://t.co/xmoQ2YvdYx
— James E. Ford, PhD ❤️🔱🖤 (@JEFordNCTOY) March 4, 2024
We can't teach about Brown v. Board without talking about Freedom Schools #BlackHistoryYear | @Chalkbeat https://t.co/I2ro0uNbhy
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) May 16, 2024
Happy birthday to Mary McLeod Bethune, one of the most important Black educators, civil and women’s rights leaders and government officials of the twentieth century! #BlackHistoryYear
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) July 10, 2024
Learn more about her legacy: https://t.co/wUMSh7KYUw pic.twitter.com/jls6id5Swq
Today's #BlackHistoryYear highlight is Oberlin Village, one of the first parcels of land in North Carolina that was recognized as a freedmen's community pic.twitter.com/0Q146SR79i
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) February 27, 2024
Today's #BlackHistoryYear highlight is the country's first major Black filmmaker, Oscar Micheaux
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) March 18, 2024
In the first half of the 20th century, he depicted contemporary Black life and complex characters in his films, countering the negative on-screen portrayal of Blacks at the time pic.twitter.com/R4ClKi3Rdv
Today's #BlackHistoryYear highlight is a shoutout to the Black LGBTQ+ heroes who helped pave the way for the community!
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) June 5, 2024
🧵 Read more about them below pic.twitter.com/2e92dOkxGH
#BlackHistoryYear
— James E. Ford, PhD ❤️🔱🖤 (@JEFordNCTOY) March 17, 2024
Remember where the boy bands of the 80s & 90s came from. Who fathered the style. It was them Black boys from Boston. https://t.co/qPvJFvB5K0
Today's #BlackHistoryYear highlight is Dr. George Clyde Debnam, one of Raleigh’s most prominent Black physicians who worked tirelessly to champion equity in healthcare pic.twitter.com/3nyASctS2h
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) May 20, 2024
#BlackHistoryYear is about setting the record straight and inviting you to know more about who Black people really are. Black pasts, Black presents, and Black futures. @JEFordNCTOY speaks nothing but facts in his latest op-ed. Read more ⤵️https://t.co/UpmNpHOHpJ pic.twitter.com/UoXIW9jz9j
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) February 28, 2024
#OTD in 1807, the Slave Trade Act became law, abolishing the slave trade in the British Empire
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) March 25, 2024
However, slaves in the colonies (excluding areas ruled by the East India Company) were not freed until 1838 – and only after slave owners received compensation #BlackHistoryYear pic.twitter.com/eXSrp8AaaQ
What is Juneteenth? Follow the thread below to learn more about this important date in Black history #BlackHistoryYear pic.twitter.com/rcfjnQZjjs
— Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED) (@CREED_NC) June 19, 2024