7 Ways To Celebrate Black History Month That Aren’t Super Boring

So as all of you should know, it’s Black History Month. As a black chick, this month has always been especially important to me since it was pretty rare to get an in-depth history of black people in school.

I was pretty lucky to take a few classes in high school that required us to read some awesome books by black authors, and I went to a historically black college, but if I didn’t? Um, I’d have to go and learn almost everything about black contributions to history, the arts, entertainment, science, etc on my own. Like, so many schools just use Black History Month as a chance to touch on Rosa Parks for a minute, MLK and maybe if your teacher is edgy you’ll learn a little about Malcolm X. But otherwise? Not much. Yep, you pretty much learn about slavery, a bit on the Civil Rights Movement and that’s it. Uh, there’s a lot more history for black folks than that.

Receiving a sterile approach to Black History Month just blows, okay? So if you want to take advantage of what’s left of it to actually learn a lil’ something in a way that’s actually fun and engaging, check out these seven activities that aren’t way boring. Oh, and of course you should continue doing these things when February is over, too!

(Source: uptowncollective.com)