MendoCoast BIPOC is requesting the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors designate February as Black History Month.
The City of Fort Bragg and the City of Ukiah have both issued Proclamations declaring February as Black History month.
It is important to honor the history and achievements of Black Americans and to reflect on the centuries of struggle that have brought us to this time of reckoning, redemption, and hope.
From 1500-1880, it is estimated that 12.5 million Africans were enslaved.
The Trans Atlantic Slave Trade was a big business, with over 35,000 voyages.
Enslaved Africans grew cotton and tobacco in the South and worked textiles in the North.
Chattel slavery meant that the economy would always be sustained and white supremacy would be the beneficiary.
We need to learn our history and recognize how the Black man and woman have contributed to America’s history.
If you woke up this morning and turned on the light, thank a black man. Lewis Latimer patented a carbon filament for the incandescent lightbulb. The invention helped make electric lighting practical and affordable for the average household. He also contributed to the invention of the telephone.
If you opened a door today, thank a black man. Osbourn Dorsey invented the door knob and door stop in December of 1878.
If you use a home security system at home to feel safe, thank a black woman. In 1966, Marie Van Brittan Brown designed a closed-circuit security system that monitored visitors via camera and projected their images onto a television monitor.
If you are watching this BOS meeting on a computer, thank a black man. Mark Dean was one of the original inventors of the IBM personal computer and the color PC monitor. But the Web owes much of its existence to Philip Emeagwali, also a black man and a math whiz who came up with the formula for allowing a large number of computers to communicate at once.
Good morning,
MendoCoast BIPOC is requesting the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors designate February as Black History Month.
The City of Fort Bragg and the City of Ukiah have both issued Proclamations declaring February as Black History month.
It is important to honor the history and achievements of Black Americans and to reflect on the centuries of struggle that have brought us to this time of reckoning, redemption, and hope.
From 1500-1880, it is estimated that 12.5 million Africans were enslaved.
The Trans Atlantic Slave Trade was a big business, with over 35,000 voyages.
Enslaved Africans grew cotton and tobacco in the South and worked textiles in the North.
Chattel slavery meant that the economy would always be sustained and white supremacy would be the beneficiary.
We need to learn our history and recognize how the Black man and woman have contributed to America’s history.
If you woke up this morning and turned on the light, thank a black man. Lewis Latimer patented a carbon filament for the incandescent lightbulb. The invention helped make electric lighting practical and affordable for the average household. He also contributed to the invention of the telephone.
If you opened a door today, thank a black man. Osbourn Dorsey invented the door knob and door stop in December of 1878.
If you use a home security system at home to feel safe, thank a black woman. In 1966, Marie Van Brittan Brown designed a closed-circuit security system that monitored visitors via camera and projected their images onto a television monitor.
If you are watching this BOS meeting on a computer, thank a black man. Mark Dean was one of the original inventors of the IBM personal computer and the color PC monitor. But the Web owes much of its existence to Philip Emeagwali, also a black man and a math whiz who came up with the formula for allowing a large number of computers to communicate at once.
Happy Black History Month!