The Best History Is Your Own

Today would have been my grandmother’s 86th birthday. “Gran” as she liked to be called. She only lived to see 78 of them, but she lived her life to the fullest, hopefully with few regrets. She is the only one of my grandparents born in February. She is almost the only family member born this month really, which got me to thinking about “Black History.”

I encourage you to go a step further this year, a step closer to your roots.  By all means please engage in all of the resources available, but sometimes the best look at Black History is to look within  your family to your own history.  How many of us really know the experiences of our parents, our aunts and uncles, and for those lucky enough to still have them with us our grandparents?