{"id":9246,"date":"2022-02-25T09:36:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T17:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hopeservices.org\/?p=9246"},"modified":"2022-02-25T09:36:37","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T17:36:37","slug":"black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hopeservices.org\/news\/black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Celebrate Black History, This Month and Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Hope Services Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee would like to acknowledge February as Black History Month! According to the NAACP, \u201cBlack history is American history, but far too often the contributions of Black Americans have been neglected and ignored. The long march to freedom and equality begins with knowing our people\u2019s origins, struggles, and achievements.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DEI Committee would also like to acknowledge that Black History Month can be celebrated throughout the year, beyond the month of February. Included below are some ideas on how you can celebrate, both locally and nationally.<\/p>\n<p>Anywhere You Are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support Black-owned businesses; here\u2019s an interesting list from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodhousekeeping.com\/life\/a33561639\/black-owned-businesses\/\">Good Housekeeping<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Attend any one of many online events hosted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nmaahc.si.edu\/\">National Museum of African American History and Culture<\/a>\u00a0(NMAAHC)<\/li>\n<li>Participate in your company\u2019s DEI, anti-racism and allyship events and courses.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re a business owner, sign the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/obamawhitehouse.archives.gov\/webform\/white-house-equal-pay-pledge\">Equal Pay Pledge<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/surj.org\/\">SURJ<\/a>(Standing Up For Racial Justice)<\/li>\n<li>Learn about Black History through literature. Check out this comprehensive list of <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/u\/0\/folders\/1vJTfZMZvrh3sEpF6unAdi8ZUDYAkgzUt\">critical readings by Black authors<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Check out this award-winning series, <a href=\"https:\/\/blackhistoryintwominutes.com\/\">\u201cBlack History in Two Minutes (or so)!\u201d<\/a>\u00a0 This informative webinar series has received numerous accolades, including two Webby Awards in 2020 and two more in 2021!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the Bay Area<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.moadsf.org\/calendar\/\">Museum of the African Diaspora<\/a>\u00a0(MoAD) in San Francisco<\/li>\n<li>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/oaklandlibrary.org\/aamlo\/\">African American Museum and Library<\/a>\u00a0at Oakland<\/li>\n<li>Sign up for one or more of Oakland\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitoakland.com\/black-history-month\/\">Black History Month Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li>February 27:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackjoyparade.org\/\">Black Joy Parade <\/a>in Oakland<\/li>\n<li>February 19:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/black-history-month-community-hike-tickets-245559303487\">Black History Month Hike<\/a>\u00a0at Lake Chabot<\/li>\n<li>February 6:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/black-joy-on-wheels-tickets-252435079117\">Black Joy On Wheels<\/a>\u00a0ride<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.monumentalreckoning.org\/\">Monumental Reckoning<\/a>\u00a0art installation<\/li>\n<li>Explore the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitoakland.com\/blog\/post\/black-panther-party\/\">Black Panther Party<\/a>\u2019s history in Oakland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Discounts are available for some of the above museums at <a href=\"https:\/\/museums4all.org\/\">https:\/\/museums4all.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Transportation\u00a0 available through BART or VTA<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bart.gov\/schedules\">Schedules | bart.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vta.org\/go\/routes\">Routes | VTA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hope Services Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee would like to acknowledge February as Black History Month! According to the NAACP, \u201cBlack history is American history, but far too often the contributions of Black Americans have been neglected and ignored. The long march to freedom and equality begins with knowing our people\u2019s origins, struggles,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":9247,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[1398,1396,1390,1394,1389,1367,1391,938,1090,1393,660,1392,1402,1399,1395,1397,1404,1400,1401,1403],"class_list":["post-9246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","wpautop"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v14.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Celebrate Black History, This Month and Beyond | Hope Services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Hope Services Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee would like to acknowledge February as Black History Month! 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