Guest Editorial: Preserving future Black History

The celebration of Black History has reached a new milestone in 2025. The initial observance of Black history had its origins in the year 1926 when the venerable historian Carter G. Woodson proposed the observance of Black History Week. In 1976, it was re-named Black History Month when former President Gerald Ford officially recognized its observance. Why is the observance of Black History important? It is needed to remind Black people of how far the community has progressed in America and elsewhere. It is an unfortunate law of nature that once something is not documented, it can be forgotten. This is especially true in a governing regime that is trying to erase whatever progress Black people have made. Not honoring Black History can result in the disappearance of the contributions to the world of a very significant group of people. Basically, if we read between the lines, we will be able to decode what is really happening – white men are attempting to re-configure American society in their own image – they want to return to a time when there was no competition from the likes of Black and brown people, women, and others not firmly imbedded in whiteness. The...