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UPDATED x 2: MomsRising Celebrates Black History Month — We’ve Come So Far, Yet…

Posted February 24th, 2012 by Cheryl Contee

It’s Black History Month once again and MomsRising is celebrating with a blog carnival that will bring you a diverse selection of voices and perspectives to deepen our collective appreciation of this time. Some might ask why, in this era of a Black president and televised public funerals of Black musical icons, we still need [...]

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Remembering (Black) History Through My Mother and Grandmother

Posted February 28th, 2011 by Cheryl Contee

Black History has always been a big part of my life. My father was a history professor and specialized in African and African-American History. So you know Black History Month was like Halloween or Easter for my family – a big deal and a real commemoration of past, present and future. I still celebrate Black [...]

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