Tag: black history

• Annual Kunta Kinte Festival- Sat 9/24- Annapolis, MD!

  Come out and enjoy black history and lots of fun! The celebration started back in September 1987 in Annapolis to celebrate the strength and heritage of Africans, African Americans and Caribbean folks of African descent. Kunta Kinte was one of 98 enslaved Africans brought to Annapolis in 1767. I attended this event for the first…

  Andrea C

  September 23, 2022

  Activities

  Annapolis, black history, DMV, dmv black history, downtown Annapolis, kunta kinte, kunta kinte festival

• Fun Fact: October is Black History Month in the U.K.

  The US has been officially celebrating Black History Month (BHM) in February since 1976. February was chosen because it coincides with the births of former President Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass- who escaped slavery and became a key social activist. Both men are linked to ending slavery. The UK has been celebrating BHM since October…

  Andrea C

  October 16, 2021

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  black history, black history in the UK, black history month, black history month in the UK