Each year beginning on February 1, an entire month of events are planned nationwide honoring the history and contributions of African Americans.
Black History Month first originated as part of an initiative by writer and educator Dr. Carter G. Woodson, who launched Negro History Week in 1926. Woodson proclaimed that Negro History Week should always occur in the second week of February — between the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln.
Since 1976, every American president has proclaimed February as Black History Month. Today, other countries such as Canada and the United Kingdom also devote an entire month to celebrating black history.
Recently, it has become a habit of black American Muslims to celebrate Black Muslims history as part of the bigger occasion. No doubt social media would be the best platform for such celebration.
Through the hashtag #blackmuslimhistory, people share inspiring stories of black Muslims from the past and highlight a lot of success stories from the modern history of America.
Day 10: A letter written in 1853 by Umar ibn Sayyid, a Fulani native enslaved in America, is recovered and inscribed with the Arabic 'Bismillah.' A collection of his writings is now in preservation at UNC-Chapel Hill. Read more https://t.co/6pv5kXY7FN #BlackMuslimHistory #BHM pic.twitter.com/aRXdXgPZlB
— Sapelo Square (@SapeloSquare) February 10, 2018
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— Dalia Mogahed (@DMogahed) February 7, 2018
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— Sapelo Square (@SapeloSquare) February 9, 2018
Day 6: The Malê Rebellion of 1835 is said to be the largest slave revolt in Brazil's history. Led by enslaved Muslim scholars during the month of #Ramadan, it is uniquely an Islamic uprising inspired by freedom. Read more here https://t.co/7ceaKQomhV #BlackMuslimHistory #BHM pic.twitter.com/Cxp0Wm3m1d
— Sapelo Square (@SapeloSquare) February 6, 2018
From facing racism at performances in the south to revolutionizing ballet attire so it matched darker skin tones – the story of 1st African-American ballerina to perform at Radio City Music Hall https://t.co/6hTcElSwdU #LlanchieStevenson #beingblackandmuslim #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/AskGcSodL4
— Malika Bilal (@mmbilal) February 6, 2018
Day 8: In 2014, former science teacher, Haseeb Hosein, became the 1st Muslim police Captain in the city of Boston. As a Muslim and public servant, he works to connect all citizens in his district to much needed services. Read more https://t.co/RnX0T2S1FC #BlackMuslimHistory #BHM pic.twitter.com/W4JngalWHu
— Sapelo Square (@SapeloSquare) February 8, 2018
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— 🄻🄰🅈🄻🄰 🄰 🄿🄾🅄🄻🄾🅂 (@LaylaAPoulos) February 8, 2018
Day 7: @aaladawiya lives a life committed to truth, justice, & service. Rasied in the Black church, she found Islam in Harlem in 1972. She founded @WomenInIslamInc & contributes to @KaramahDC, The UN, & @SchomburgCenter. Learn more https://t.co/Wn9DvG2iVP #BlackMuslimHistory #BHM pic.twitter.com/e3giFxqs4k
— Sapelo Square (@SapeloSquare) February 7, 2018
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— Blair Amadeus Imani (@BlairImani) February 7, 2018
[Amadou Diallo was killed 19 years ago today after New York City police fired 41 shots at him. Officers were acquitted of murder. The city settled a lawsuit for $3 million. Diallo's killing inspired Bruce Springsteen's American Skin (41 Shots):https://t.co/bDNR5n7WUN ]#BHM #BLM https://t.co/S83n1Tuxpr
— Saleem Khan | #JOVRNALISM founder (@saleemkhan) February 4, 2018
Day 5: Meet Judge Zakia Mahasa, Esq., the first Muslim woman judge in the U.S., currently presiding over the Juvenile Division of the Circuit Court in Baltimore, MD. Read more about Judge Mahasa here. https://t.co/o2BBcWdiQ1 #BlackMuslimHistory #BHM pic.twitter.com/CGl0mzSMC8
— Sapelo Square (@SapeloSquare) February 5, 2018
Day 3: Charles Mustafa Bilal became the first Muslim elected mayor of a U.S. city in 1991. Read more here https://t.co/DjsH8Oou19 #BlackMuslimHistory #BHM pic.twitter.com/7ijzRedUOy
— Sapelo Square (@SapeloSquare) February 3, 2018
Day 9: In 2002, filmmaker Aminah Bakeer released the documentary "Bilalian" to critical acclaim. She's received awards from @PAFFNOW & @Variety cited her work as portraying more balanced info on Muslims & Islam post-9/11. Read more https://t.co/X4X7svG6qj #BlackMuslimHistory #BHM pic.twitter.com/pB7s4B9Byb
— Sapelo Square (@SapeloSquare) February 9, 2018
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