Black history month honored by students
The Step Show is one way that students at SDSU are coming together to honor black history.
Ellen Nelson
Issue date: 2/3/10 Section: News
With days solely devoted to love, presidents and the history of African-Americans, the month of February holds symbolic days despite its shortness. The year 2008 constituted a milestone in history after the election of the United States' first black president, and in this context, SDSU students and staff recognize and reflect on the celebrations of Black History Month on campus.
Established by Carter G. Woodson in 1926, the purpose of Black History Month is to bring to the public's attention important developments that merit emphasis, according to Howards University's Daryl Michael Scott, of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
This year's specific theme for the month is to recognize and celebrate how far black economic power has come, according to ASALH's Web site.
Though the civil rights movement had great successes, what was left to linger for blacks were the unwritten laws of racism that continued to swarm the country during that time. This racism barricaded African Americans of opportunities of employment, along with the restriction of their brethren to various levels of education.
The theme of black economic empowerment celebrates the strength and courage taken by groups and individuals in that time who pushed against the odds. February is a month dedicated to look back and honor those African Americans who under the Jim Crow laws worked hard to become landowners, skilled laborers, professionals and more.
The National Urban league, an organization created in 1910 by radical reformers, according to ASALH, addressed the needs of African Americans as they migrated to cities within the United States. For a century now, the National Urban league has embraced the challenges of each decade and opened the doors of opportunities for successive generations. That in itself is a reason for celebration in our diverse country.
SDSU joins in this celebration through several activities on campus, including the Black Student Alliance's seventh annual Step Show.
Established by Carter G. Woodson in 1926, the purpose of Black History Month is to bring to the public's attention important developments that merit emphasis, according to Howards University's Daryl Michael Scott, of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History.
This year's specific theme for the month is to recognize and celebrate how far black economic power has come, according to ASALH's Web site.
Though the civil rights movement had great successes, what was left to linger for blacks were the unwritten laws of racism that continued to swarm the country during that time. This racism barricaded African Americans of opportunities of employment, along with the restriction of their brethren to various levels of education.
The theme of black economic empowerment celebrates the strength and courage taken by groups and individuals in that time who pushed against the odds. February is a month dedicated to look back and honor those African Americans who under the Jim Crow laws worked hard to become landowners, skilled laborers, professionals and more.
The National Urban league, an organization created in 1910 by radical reformers, according to ASALH, addressed the needs of African Americans as they migrated to cities within the United States. For a century now, the National Urban league has embraced the challenges of each decade and opened the doors of opportunities for successive generations. That in itself is a reason for celebration in our diverse country.
SDSU joins in this celebration through several activities on campus, including the Black Student Alliance's seventh annual Step Show.
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