i decided to turn this into a photoblog, don't like it>> go suck u mumma dry.

posted by dat.damn.Josie @ 10:45 PM 9 comments

Happy Black History Month 2005

Today starts off the drama we call Black History Month. This is a month when people get together and try to teach(public schools) or learn as much "Black History" as they can. Let the games begin...the black history assemblies at school, the plays in church and the many educational programs on the African Diaspora at college campuses across the nation. I can't wait for McDonald's commercials to start again about famous inventors, Target and Kmart started two weeks ago. I personally don't have anything overly positive to say about Black History Month because I think it's an excuse to try to cram a whole life's worth of history into 30 28 days. But if it wasn't for Black History Month a lot of things wouldn't be taught, and it is a great idea. But anyway

Happy Black History Month 2005

may u go to sleep at night dreaming about who invented peanut butter, the hair brush and the traffic light. Anyway I leave u with some info that i straight stole off bp. Excuse me while i go sing the Black National Anthem.






Medal winners John Carlos and Tommie Smith's famous protest against human rights abuses in the US - the purpose, to raise awareness to how the United States used the success of black athletes to project the myth of social and economic equality.
The founding statement of the OPHR (Olympic Project for Human Rights) declared, "We must no longer allow this country to use a few so called Negroes to point out to the world how much progress she has made in solving her racial problems when the oppression of Afro-Americans is greater than it ever was."
Smith later told the media that he raised his right, black-glove-covered fist in the air to represent black power in America while Carlos' left, black-covered fist represented unity in black America. They removed their shoes to protest black poverty; and wore beads to protest lynching.



One of the first modern sex symbols, Josephine Baker was one of the first African Americn women to gain international fame. A singer, dancer, and comedianne, she took the world by storm. Called "La Perle Noir" in France, she used her charms in service of the French Resistance during World War II. She later became a civil rights activist, refusing to perform before segregated audiences.


Created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale, the Black Panther Party was created as an alternative to the non-violence strategy of the Civil Rights Movement. Following the "by any means necessary" doctrine, Newton called for blacks to arm themselves in order to defend themselves against the white power structure that sought to keep blacks in an inferior position. After several highly publicized shoot-outs with police and his own incarceration, Newton directed the focus of the party to community service implementing much needed programs such as sickle cell anemia testing.



After the landmark decision in the Brown vs. Board of Education case, which ended segregation in public schools, nine brave students were chosen to put the new policy into action. Amid fierce opposition from Mayor Faubus and the local townspeople, the Little Rock nine completed their first year in Little Rock High School with National Guard protection. As a way to circumvent the law, Faubus closed down all high schools in the area forcing the nine to move to other schools. When the schools were reopened in 1959, four of the nine returned to the school with local police protection.

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