"The celebration was expanded to a month in 1976, the nation's bicentennial. President Gerald R. Ford urged Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history. ” That year, fifty years after the first celebration, the association held the first Black History Month. By this time, the entire nation had come to recognize the importance of Black history in the drama of the American story. Since then each American president has issued Black History Month proclamations. And the association—now the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)—continues to promote the study of Black history all year. "  (from blackhistorymonth.gov )

 

Please join us in celebrating Black History Month! Here are a few resources:

Fife Public Schools Board Proclamation
Resources shared by our Executive Director of Equity and Inclusion Executive
Black History Month Website