Black History Month recognizes, celebrates and honors the achievements of Black citizens throughout history and in present day. While it is also known as African American History Month, Black History Month is being celebrated all over Fandom, and here at the Michael Jackson Wiki, we are celebrating by highlighting the Black artists that revolutionize music and entertainment as we know it!
Click here to read Community Central's blog that kicked off the Fandom-wide celebration!
History[]
Black History Month first started out as Negro History Week in February 1926. It eventually grew to be a month in 1970 as it was first celebrated that year at Kent State University. In 1975, President Gerald Ford urged Americans to recognize and honor the contributions made by black citizens. In the United States, Black History Month is also known as African-American History Month. Black History Month is also recognized and observed in Ireland, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom. While the United States celebrates the observance in February, European countries celebrate during March and October.
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Here we acknowledge the people who made their mark on Black History whether big or small. Black History is Black Excellence.
Musicians and other Entertainers[]
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