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Black History Month is a century-old relic — one we still desperately need

During the first term of Barack Obama’s presidency, my then 8-year-old daughter asked a simple question. “Why do Black people have a special month?”

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Black History Month is a century-old relic we still desperately need | GUEST COMMENTARY

If keeping that relic reminds us of the danger of promoting ignorance, it serves a valuable purpose.

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Black History Month is a relic — one we still desperately need

Why do we even still have Black History Month? The growing number of right-wing attacks on teaching America's racial history offers a good answer.

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