February is Black History/African Heritage Month
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.
Tell All the Children Our Story: Memories and mementos of Being Young and Black in America
February 2 — Candlemas/Imbolc (Pagan/Wicca)
February 12 — Lantern Festival (China/Taiwan)
End of lunar year celebration, and full moon.
February 14 – Valentine’s Day (Christianity)
St. Valentine ministered to prisoners
February 14 – Birth of Frederick Douglass, 1877
Douglass was born enslaved, and became an author and speaker on the abolition of slavery and in support of women’s suffrage.
February 15 – Nirvana Day (Buddhism)
February 17 – President’s Day (U.S.A.)
February 26 – Maha Shivaratri (Hinduism)
