A group of BHS students attended a musical presentation on Negro spirituals in celebration of Black History Month on Tuesday, Feb. 21.
The presentation was hosted by Dr. Babette Reid Harrell, who...
John Brown
(1798-1869)
Not to be confused with the militant white abolitionist, John Brown was born to free parents in Virginia and moved to Cleveland in 1828, where he worked as a barber and managed...
BHS held a Black History Month assembly on February 21.
The assembly was conducted by the Minority Achievement Committee (MAC) Scholars, who aimed to initiate a student-led conversation and welcome...
The Multicultural Achievement Committee (MAC) Scholars organized the Black History Month assembly for the afternoon of Feb. 24.
The goal was to raise awareness about transformative events in African...
Dalia Zullig, Online Editor-in-Chief
• February 22, 2016
The Multicultural Achievement Committee (MAC) Scholars hosted this year’s Black History Month assembly on the afternoon of Friday, Feb. 19.
This hour-long assembly focused on Historically Black Colleges...
“It’s derived from the latin word ‘niger' ...It has been employed to show contempt for blacks as an inferior race.”
-Social Studies Teacher Greg Deegan
On Friday, Feb. 28 the Goree African Dance and Drum Troupe came to dance at BHS in honor of Black History Month. The five dancers and three drummers performed for 30 minutes, showing students...
In articulating the purpose of black history week, which he founded in 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson said, “We should emphasize not Negro History, but the Negro in History. What we need is not a history...
Black History Month serves a special purpose in American society. It’s important to recognize what our ancestors have done for us, as, often times, the past is forgotten. Black history is something to...
The need for unity and understanding, especially within black society, is crucial to recovering from slavery’s pervading influences. In taking time to learn about the leaders and events which transformed...
