{"id":20886,"date":"2025-02-27T11:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=20886"},"modified":"2025-02-27T11:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T16:41:12","slug":"what-black-history-month-means-to-tallahassee-students-and-educators","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/what-black-history-month-means-to-tallahassee-students-and-educators\/","title":{"rendered":"What Black History Month means to Tallahassee students and educators"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-20886-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/02\/so-blackhistorymonth0227.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/02\/so-blackhistorymonth0227.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/02\/so-blackhistorymonth0227.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Tallahassee is home to one of the country\u2019s top ranked historically Black universities (HBCU). So we went to the campus of Florida A&amp;M University (FAMU) to ask students what Black History Month means to them.<\/p>\n<p>Freshman Eloquence Flowers told us, \u201cIt\u2019s really just like a month of pride, especially here at an HBCU, just celebrate our roots and stuff like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just feel like Black history is a key part of this country and it should be talked about and represented more,\u201d says third-year student Kendrick Stevenson.<\/p>\n<p>Sophomore Tatiana Brown says, \u201cIt\u2019s about a month of support and just loving on one another and seeing each other\u2019s accomplishments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Black History Month was officially recognized by the late president Gerald Ford in 1976.<\/p>\n<p>Tallahassee is among the municipalities marking the month with exhibits and celebrations. FAMU hosted the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wfsu.org\/wfsu-local-news\/2025-02-23\/tallahassees-harambee-festival-celebrates-black-history\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harambee Festival<\/a> at Cascades Park to celebrate Black art, culture, and music.<\/p>\n<p>We found FAMU Assistant Dean Errol Wilson working an information booth at the festival.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntentional steps need to be taken to ensure that all educational information is at our fingertips,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cIt\u2019s very important that within the African American community we are taking the charge to teach and educate our youngsters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of those \u201ctaking the charge\u201d is Dr. Anthony Thompson, an assistant professor of African American History and United States history at Tallahassee State College. He dives into Black History Month for our weekly program, <i>Speaking Of<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to understand that history of where we came from, how we got here, to reconcile with that history,\u201d Thompson says. \u201cIt\u2019s not just with Black people to celebrate this history, but all Americans can be embracing this history so that we don\u2019t repeat the same mistakes again. That\u2019s one of the main reasons why anyone studies anyone\u2019s histories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. officially recognizes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/state-department-celebrates-heritage-and-history-months\/\" class=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nine heritage and history months<\/a>, and Thompson says there is room for all of them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I can celebrate something with you, that means I show some sense of appreciation for you, for your history,\u201d Thompson says. \u201cI might even be able to identify with some of your success and some of your historical struggles, and if I can identify with those things, then I draw more connections with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hear this entire segment of <i>Speaking Of<\/i> by clicking LISTEN above. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2025 WFSU<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":20887,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[],"tags":[1137,1135],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - 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