Black History Month is already in full swing with events happening everywhere. One in particular I had a chance to attend and partake in was at Columbia College Chicago, the country's largest media arts university, and also where Degrassi's Shannon Kook-Chun made his first trip to the great Midwest. Here's a look what the Columbia Chronicle (the school's award winning newspaper and currently the best weekly college paper in the state of Illinois) put together.
I touched on an Ethiopian coffee ceremony in the past, and it's a pretty ceremonious, yet non-religious and mostly cultural. The important thing is that there is evidence (maybe not concrete) that Ethiopians (yes, Africans) were the first to create and drink coffee. You know, that globally famous beverage that Starbucks made over $11 billion last year from?
Anyway, per a question I was asked earlier this week, "Why is Black History Month important?" - this is one of many reasons why. The contributions black people have made to the world is just as great as any other race, but thanks to the dominance of the West, many things about black people are unsung. This month, I hope to expose as much as I can that would make the world very different if we did not have. Seriously, imagine a world minus coffee, even if you don't drink it. The impact Starbucks has made on the world is almost as remarkable as McDonald's. The next time someone asks why Black History Month is important, refer them to this site or even tell them to go to one of my favorite news sources AfricaReview.com.
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