Do you know the origins or the objective of BHM? It was the brainchild of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a prominent, Harvard educated, historian, author, and journalist that is often described as the “father of black history”. It began as Black History Week in February 1926. He states,

“It is not so much a Negro History Week as it is a History Week. We should emphasise not Negro History, but the Negro in History. What we need is not a history of selected races or nations, but the history of the world void of national bias, race hatred and religious prejudice”.

It was the black students and educators of Kent State University that celebrated it for the entire month. Finally, President Gerald Ford in 1976 officially marked February as Black History Month.

I am a Christmas fanatic! I have such fond memories of spending Christmas day at grandma’s with a house full of family and friends, good food, good music and of course, the presents! My grandparents always hosted anyone and everyone that wanted a spot at the dinner table. The house was always decked out and I loved it as a kid.

Fast forward to adulthood - even though I’ve moved away from my family, I wanted to recreate that magic for my own son. I’ve been hosting Christmas for several years now so I’d like to share a bit of what I’ve learned along the way.

Hey hey hey! I started this blog about a year ago and am just now getting around to posting something…tsk tsk tsk! I guess my hesitation stemmed from not knowing where to start so I guess I’ll just start from the beginning with a brief introduction.