Warriors star forward Draymond Green believes it may be time to scrap Black History Month.
Speaking to the media after Tuesday night’s game, the four-time NBA champ sounded off on the idea that Black history is only celebrated and taught for 28 days in February (the shortest month of the year), instead of being a necessary and vital part of American history.
“We’ve got governors who want to take our history out of schools, and I’m not going to be the fool to say, ‘Yeah, we can celebrate it for 28 days,'” Green said. “So, at some point, I’d like to get rid of it. We’re making all these changes in the world — can’t talk about these people, can’t say this, can’t say that.”
“At some point, it’s time to get rid of Black History Month,” the former Defensive Player of the Year explained. “Not get rid of Black history, like they’re trying to do. But Black History Month? Nah, teach my history from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, and then do it again. And then again. And then again. And then again. That’s what I’d like to see.”
Black History Month was first formally recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976, but it’s increasingly become a point of scrutiny in the Black community over the years.
With many of the mind that African-American history can’t just be relegated to one month on the calendar.
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