Black History Month

February, designated for Black History month, originated with Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the study of negro life and history. and is derived from black history/negro in the second week of February because it coincided with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. It is celebrated during the month of February in the United States and during October in Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Many also believe it is because February is the shortest month of the year.

Some immigrants from Africa and the Caribbean have different combinations of history and experience, so some have argued that the term black is more inclusive of the collective experiences of the US population. An estimate of only 10% of millions of black people in the United States are foreign born.

The term "African American dates back to the 16th century, where people from West Africa were forcibly taken as slaves to Latin America, and in the 17th century where they were taken as slaves to the English Colonies in North America. The United States was not founded by one race, and Whites are not referred to as "Caucasian Americans". French are not referred to "French American" and so on. African American implies that all blacks in the United States are from Africa.

The term "black people" defines a racial group of people with dark skin in color mainly used for people of Sub-Saharan African decent.

The term "Mulatto", on many of our ancestors birth certificate, refers to a person who is born to one black parent and one Caucasian parent.

Negro-the color black in Spanish used by White Europeans as a shortened racial classification Negroid to describe people of sub-Saharanb African heritage. The term was used until the late 20 century

Black-used to refer to a racial group with African ancestral origins. Used to denote African ancestry is entrenched in epidemiological and public health language. The term covers a wide range of ethnic and cultural backgrounds and is potentially offensive and unreliable. It conceals a remarkable heterogeneity of cultures among diverse African populations, and reinforces racial stereotypes.

Black African-usually used in the UK refers to people and their offspring with African ancestral origins who migrated via sub-Saharan Africa Many Somali people in England felt that their culture has mor in common with Arabic cultures and were more likely to mix with such groups rather than other African descent groups.

African Caribbean/Afro-Caribbean used in Europe and North America usually refers to people with African ancestral origins who migrated via the Caribbean islands. In the UK the term is used inconsistently. Some researchers use it to refer to people who are Black and of Caribbean decent while others to refer to people of either West African or Caribbean descent. African Caribbean people have cultural values, which are different from other African populations in terms of language, diet, customs, beliefs, and migration history. These differences are recognized by the UK census and yet health researchers continue to combine these heterogeneous groups.

African American-An American of black African descent, or of African ancestral origins, who self identifies or is identified by others as African American. 

Dashiki-

The dashiki was worn during black history month as a protest to society's disrespect to the disrespect for African Americans. It is mostly worn during Kwanzaa and during the month of February, is usually red, black, white and green. It was the most popular garment style celebrated in the black culture.