G.I. Joe’s Celebrates Black History Month

G.I. Joe’s Celebrates Black History Month

Black History Month is important because it recognizes, preserves, and honors the contributions of Black people that have often been ignored, minimized, or erased from mainstream history. Join G.I. Joe’s Living History Museum in celebrating Black History Month February 15th, at 2:30pm.

A few key reasons it matters:

1. Correcting the historical record

For a long time, history books focused narrowly on a few perspectives. Black History Month helps surface the stories, innovations, leadership, and cultural impact of Black individuals who helped shape science, politics, art, economics, and civil rights—but weren’t always credited.

2. Understanding the present

You can’t fully understand modern society, inequality, culture, music, politics, even technology—without understanding Black history. The past directly informs today’s realities, and this month creates space to connect those dots.

3. Honoring resilience and achievement

It’s not only about struggle or oppression. Black History Month highlights excellence, creativity, and perseverance in the face of systemic barriers—celebrating joy, genius, and progress alongside hardship.

4. Education for everyone

This isn’t just “Black history” for Black people—it’s American history and world history. Learning builds empathy, reduces stereotypes, and helps people better understand one another.

5. A reminder, not a limit

Ideally, Black history would be fully integrated year-round. Black History Month exists because that hasn’t always been the case—it’s a reminder to keep learning, teaching, and acknowledging contributions beyond just February.

In short: it fills gaps, honors truth, and helps build a more honest and inclusive understanding of history.

7&Blessed

Liz Cagle Marine Veteran Wife