{"id":3052,"date":"2016-03-28T13:11:03","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T21:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre-production.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/?p=3052"},"modified":"2016-03-28T13:11:03","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T21:11:03","slug":"black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/echo-online\/blog\/2016\/03\/28\/black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By Nick Kawano<\/p>\n<p>Every February, Americans in retrospect think about how far this country has come when it comes to racism and The Civil Rights Movements. Black History Month is when we pay our respects to legends such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, and many others.<\/p>\n<p>I remember when my father would always tell me the stories about Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat on the bus, Jackie Robinson changing the game of baseball by being the first negro player to ever play Major League Baseball, and of course, the famous \u201cI Have a Dream\u201d speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Being a young college student makes me feel very blessed and fortunate that I have not been exposed to as much racism. I couldn\u2019t imagine watching people being harassed because of the color their skin. The fact that black women and men had to use different restrooms, drink from different water fountains, and go to different schools is crazy to think about. Now in today&#8217;s world, we pay homage to the men and women that dealt with a lot of adversity to make the world a better place.<\/p>\n<p>Walking around the TC dorms at Taft College, I asked people I\u2019ve never met about their opinion of Black History Month. Whyhella Haley said, \u201cI\u2019m very thankful for all of the brave men and women that risked their lives to help better this country and make everyone equal. It\u2019s not about what color of skin you have, it\u2019s about what kind of person you make yourself out to be and that\u2019s the most important thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Other Countries around the world, including Canada and the United Kingdom, also devote a month to celebrating black history. February 24<sup>th<\/sup> and 25<sup>th<\/sup>, Taft College celebrated Black History Month with a quiz about black history and a \u201cTaste of Soul\u201d cooking lesson.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2907\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2907\" class=\"wp-image-2907 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_0935-1.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0935 (1)\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2907\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whyhella Haley at Black History celebration<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;  By Nick Kawano  Every February, Americans in retrospect think about how far this country has come when it comes to racism and The Civil Rights Movements. 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