Church of the Saviour faith communities and affiliated local organizations are honoring Black History Month in many different ways. Here are a few selections how:
8th Day Faith Community is collaborating with The Festival Center to celebrate a different Black poet every day in February.
Christ House is sharing various resources about Black history all month, starting off with a link to the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum’s online exhibit about Christ House’s neighborhood and its roots in integration “Adams Morgan: The Power of Unity in Diversity.” Christ House also promoted the “28 Days of Black History” blog, which begins with a day one post by Obiora N. Anekwe about the disturbing Tuskegee Syphilis Study.
Faith and Money Network is committed to racial equity in matters of finance year-round. To raise awareness on one aspect of this, how and where money is held, they linked to an article on The Simple Dollar “19 Black-Owned Banks and How to Support Them.”
Jubilee Housing recognized “Anthony Benezet, a white Quaker, abolitionist, and educator, credited with creating the first public school for African American children in the early 1770s.” This is from an article they shared from Oprah Magazine “26 Little-Known Black History Facts You May Not Have Learned In School.” Here is a still from a video in the article, of Astronaut Mae Jemison, the first African American woman in space.
How are you honoring Black history in February and how are you being intentional throughout the year to heal from the pain in that legacy and celebrate Black contributions to society?
