02/26/2021
As Black History Month comes to a close, we at the Peterson Counseling Center want to emphasize the importance of continuing to celebrate Black History by quoting the remarks of President Barack Obama at the 2016 Black History Month Reception:
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“It’s about the lived, shared experience of all African Americans, high and low, famous and obscure, and how those experiences have shaped and challenged and ultimately strengthened America. It’s about taking an unvarnished look at the past so we can create a better future. It’s a reminder of where we as a country have been so that we know where we need to go.”
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“And what’s so inspiring about these young people and their generation is that they don’t see black history as a relic; it's not something to study in a book. They don’t see themselves as distant from that history -- they are participants, making history. It's alive, something that we have the power and the responsibility to shape and to wield.”
