President Biden said “history matters, and Black history matters” during a White House reception marking Black History Month, a forceful declaration that comes after the state of Florida blocked an advanced high school course on African American studies.
, a forceful declaration that comes after the state of Florida blocked a new advanced course on African American studies from being taught in its high schools.
“It’s important to say from the White House for the entire country to hear: History matters. History matters and Black history matters,” Biden said, to murmurs of agreement from the roughly 400 people inside the East Room of the White House. “I can’t just choose to learn what we want to know. We learn what we should know. We have to learn everything, the good, the bad, the truth, and who we are as a nation."Florida Gov.
Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black and south Asian woman to hold the office, had a similar message at the White House reception Monday: that Black history is “American history, living history, breathing history, history that we create every day." Bowie State associate professor Roger Davidson shares the history behind Black History Month. He says Black History Month itself is a "story of victory" and should be celebrated year-round. News4's Shawn Yancy reports.
“Let us all be clear: We will not, as a nation, build a better future for America by trying to erase America’s past," Harris said.
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