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Black History Month is an annually observed commemorative month originating in the United States, where it is also known as African-American History Month. [4] [5] It began as a way of remembering important people and events in the history of the African diaspora, initially lasting a week before becoming a month-long observation since 1970. [6]
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Black Catholic History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of Black (and especially African-American) Catholics to events in history and contemporary society. [1]
As noted by ASALH's official website, the theme for Black History Month 2023 is Black Resistance, which emphasizes the "ongoing oppression" of Black people throughout American history.
The Black church didn't accept the Black American heritage flag as much, but most of Charles and Gleason's success came from contacting municipalities to showcase and spread the knowledge of the existence of the Heritage flag. [7] Two students pose in front of Black-American Heritage flags & Pan-African Flags in honor of Black History Month 2023
The Cristos Negros or Black Christs of Central America and Mexico trace their origins to the veneration of an image of Christ on a cross located in the Guatemalan town of Esquipulas, near the Honduran and Salvadoran border. This image was sculpted in 1595 in wood and over time it blackened and gained a reputation for being miraculous.
The Black Lives Matter sign outside the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. , pictured on Jan. 20, 2025. This sign is a replacement for another that was vandalized ...
FILE - Pastor Carl Johnson from the 93rd Street Community Baptist Church prays with a large group of people before the march during the Souls to the Polls on the last day of early voting as part ...