Black History Month comes to an end on Saturday, Feb. 28, but its purpose lives on throughout the year.
"Sometimes I find it kind of odd that we have the shortest month to celebrate our black ancestry, but nevertheless it's still our time to celebrate," said student Gineara Hannah, a member of the Student Programming Board.
Much work goes into the celebration at the University of Detroit Mercy.
Black History Month is a chance to share the unheard narratives of people of African descent, according to Prof. Terri Laws, UDM interim director of African American Studies...........
Link: http://www.thevarsitynews.net/news/view.php/861569/Celebration-traces-to-1920s-Negro-Histor
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