Week 4 - Our Black History Month Journey of Recognition, Renewal, and Relevant Conversations

Thank you for making Black History Month important to your family and friends. Working together, we can ensure that African Americans' achievements, challenges, and contributions are recognized, honored, and discussed from one generation to the next. This will ensure that our history, culture, and legacies are commemorated not just in February, but every day of the year.

Discussions for the Remainder of 2025! (Not listed in any order.)

A topic will be selected and posted on the 4th Sunday of the month.)

  • Impact of the Presidential Executive Orders on African American Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  • Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl LIX, Half-Time Performance

  • Black Wall Street

  • Health, Fitness, and Well-being

  • Movements of Resistance

  • Just the Statistics - What do the numbers say about African American progress?

  • Education Innovation

  • Young African American Billionaires

  • Breakfast and Dinner Table Talk (Did you know that ...)

The call to action — or rather inaction — is asking that American consumers refrain from making any purchases at major retailers on Friday, February 28. The protest comes as people continue to endure rising prices on everything from food and gas to housing and utilities. We are witnessing the soaring cost of eggs which in January averaged $4.95 a dozen.

"A lot of people dismiss the idea, arguing that a one-day spending freeze won't move the needle for major corporations or the broader financial system. This may be true. However, the economic blackout could become bigger, snowballing into more events across the U.S. Additional blackouts are already being planned.

THIS IS HOW WE MAKE HISTORY

Rising Prices Tracker - After clicking the link, scroll down to view the chart that compares 2019 to 2025.

How many African American trailblazers listed below do you know before clicking on the "Who am I?" answer link?

  1. I was the first African American to win the French (1956), Wimbledon (1957–58), and U.S. Open (1957–58) singles championships. Who am I?

  2. I created one of the most popular card games called Phase 10. Who am I?

  3. When you get your clothes dry cleaned, you can thank me. I invented a process he called "dry-scouring," receiving a patent in 1821 and becoming the first African American to be granted a patent. My dry scouring process was a predecessor to today's dry cleaning methods. Who am I?

  4. I invented the portable fax machine, touch-tone telephone, solar cells, fiber optic cables, caller ID, and call waiting. Who am I?

  5. I am the Chairman, President, and CEO of Lowe's Companies, Inc., a FORTUNE® 50 home improvement company with more than 1,700 stores and approximately 300,000 associates in the United States. Who am I?

  6. I am the wealthiest African American in America—with an estimated net worth of $11.4 billion. I grew up in the segregated South with seven siblings and a father who worked as a mechanic, janitor and a trash collector. Who am I?

  7. I am the first African American Hip-Hop Billionaire? I have earned 22 grammys, 14 Number 1 albums, and inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Who am I?