February is Black History/African Heritage Month
Tell all the children our story : memories and mementos of being young and Black in America
By Tonya Boldon
In a warm, personal voice, Tonya Bolden explores what it has meant to be young and black in America. From the first recorded birth of a black child in Jamestown, through the Revolution, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the fight for civil rights, right on up to our own time, Bolden brings to light how black children have worked and played, suffered and rejoiced. 127 illustrations.
February 1 — World Hijab Day
February 2 — Candlemas/IMBOLC (Wiccan/Pagan)
February 12 — National Freedom to Marry Day
February 14 — Valentine’s Day
St. Valentine ministered to prisoners, Christianity
February 15 —
- Maha Shivakatri (Hinduism)
- Nirvanan Day (Buddhism)
February 16 — President’s Day
February 17 —
- Mardi Gras
- Chinese New Year, Year of the Horse
- Tet, Vietnamese New Year
February 18 —
- Ash Wednesday, Christianity
- Ramadan, Islam
February 21 — International Mother Language Day
As part of its action plan for the International Decade of Indigenous Languages 2022–2032, UNESCO is partnering with exceptional publishers from around the world to present “What Makes Us Human“, an illustrated children’s book by Victor D.O.
