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As we are a little more than halfway through #BlackHistoryMonth, let’s talk about the origins of the celebration. In 1926, Carter G. Woodson started a week of commemoration. This week later turned to a month-long celebration in 1976. #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory — PolitiTweet.org

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It was Carter G. Woodson who first set out in 1926 to designate the second week of February as Negro History Week.… https://t.co/iluvuNQl7o

Posted Feb. 16, 2022

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Restaurants are still vulnerable right now and are having a hard time recovering during the pandemic. We must replenish relief funding for our restaurants. https://t.co/XRKTMInGsc — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 15, 2022

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Woodson chose the week of February 7-14th because of the birthdays of two Americans who shaped Black history, Frederick Douglass (2/14) and President Abraham Lincoln (2/12). — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 16, 2022