Today is Feb. 1st, which is the first day of Black History Month. Americans have celebrated Black History Month since 1926. But it was first called "Negro History Week." This month is pretty special to me because I'm an African American. This month celebrates our culture and religion. Around the world lots of churches will celebrate this month by having programs to celebrate and make people aware. Dr. Carter G. Woodson is the founder of Black History Month; he chose this month because Abraham Lincoln's and Frederick Douglass's birthdays are in this month. These two men really influenced the African American culture. Also, today marks the day of a sit-in by the black students at a segregated lunch counter in Greensboro, N.C., around 1960. I celebrate my birthday in this month too! Let me leave you with a quote:

"Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today." - Malcolm X