It seems to me that the road to your horizon can be an obscure one. As this month of February presses on, it reminds of the hard road traveled of those before us. Black History Month. Black History month really should be a month of remembrance of the struggle through history for black people on a whole. I think that we have gotten so used to the ever so shallow items of pleasure without even noticing the real oasis. The real oasis I am speaking of is that common ground of unity needing to be met with each other. The talents of our fore fathers brought a lot of change in every facet of industrialism, music, cultures, and style. Lets take a look into this. Where would open heart surgery be without Daniel Hale Williams, Sarah Breedlove Walker who was first to bring out the process of hair straightening, Barrington Irvin who flown around the world in 96 days in a small single engine plane, Or Nat King Cole Being the first black TV show host. I could go on and on but there is no reason to. With the many leaps and bounds of progress during the most restrictive time in life, we still made it through with so much impact. It is really the time to commemorate those pioneers by continuing to progress. Even though the hatred and fear of our presence may be evident at this moment. It will diminish over time for not only those who hold malice, but with ourselves as well. As long as we stick together and love ourselves, then that would make those pioneers happy. Happy Black History month America!!!
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