PMB Celebrates Black History Month

Dr. Carter G Woodson
Dr. Carter G Woodson

Get ready because for the next month I am going to fill you brain with facts, stories and reflections on Black History.  Let’s form a habit over the next four weeks so that when this month is over we all will still continue this journey of learning and discovery together. Black History encompasses so many things and effects us in ways we can’t imagine. I will share with you the good, the bad, the old, the new, the common and the lesser known.  Black History is our country’s history, so let’s celebrate it as such.

Where do you start on such a huge subject? How about with the man who came up with the idea of a Black American History Celebration, Carter G Woodson.  This Harvard doctoral graduate was a historian and respected author. In 1926 he began his mission of setting aside a special time to celebrate Black History in America. It began as Negro History week in February in honor of the birthdays of Frederick Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. But it wasn’t until 1976 that the United States began to officially recognize Black History Month 26 years after Woodson’s death.

Along with his persistence on the preservation and acknowledgement of Black History he was a noted author.  He penned the highly acclaimed The Miseducation Of The Negro.  It dives deep in the culture that cultivates the hurdles that are put in place to discourage the advancement of African Americans in their communities, schools and other institutions. It comes highly recommended and is on the top of many must read lists.  It can be found here and read for free. http://historyisaweapon.com/defcon1/misedne.html . Please do yourself a favor and check it out.

The Miseducation Of The Negro

 

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Lanae Lumsden
Lanae is lifelong Pittsburgh resident with a brief stint in Ohio for her high school and middle school years. Most of her life she lived in Wilkinsburg but recently became a resident of the north boroughs. Lanae holds an associates’ degree in fashion merchandising and a bachelor’s degree in business management. After college, Lanae, entered the insurance and financial services industry by becoming a licensed agent and a claims specialist. Lanae also is an advocate for cloth diapering and baby wearing. Through her website drybabies.org she offers information and sources offering cloth diapering to all women and families in need. With two boys and 3 girls ranging in ages from 18- 2 most of her time is spent traveling to ballet lessons, band practice, and cello lessons. Also, two of her children are special needs and require various appointments and therapy. When there is time left, she enjoys writing, sewing and cooking. She is currently finishing up her first novel with more already in the works. With a love for travel, Lanae and her family have been to 5 different Caribbean islands and 2 countries in South America. So, look to hear more about the organized chaos that is traveling with 5 kids.