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Keeping legacies alive: Local leaders say Black History Month an opportunity to honor influential blacks, bring people of all races together
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Even though National Black History Month began in 1926 as "Negro History Week," local community leaders say it still has relevance 85 years later.
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