I know many people who have been triggered by the phrase “Black Lives Matter.” Triggered might actually be an understatement.
Obviously, many people have not learned the history behind Black Lives Matter and, thus, may even struggle with the significance of Black History Month.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
Each nation that participated in the transatlantic slave trade, imperialism and colonization extracted wealth from the land and the bodies of people who were seen as less human than their white counterparts, with Black people at the extreme end of the spectrum. Think of it another way: the first enslaved person touched North America in 1619, the Abolition Act came into force in 1834, the Emancipation Act abolished slavery in 1865. History shows that here in North America, people of African descent have been enslaved longer than we’ve been free. A system that persists still.Article content
To be proud to be Black and to recognize Black history is to recognize and share in these experiences. It is to proclaim our humanity and celebrate it, against the odds.
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