Discours pour le Black history month

« Hello and welcome to all! I would like to begin by saying how grateful I am to have been invited to speak here today.

It is sincerely an honor to join all of you in recognizing Black History Month.

Black History Month was established in 1926 to honor the achievements of people of African descent.

At the beginning, the festivities only lasted a week.

Maybe they realize that in such a short period of time, there are too many important things to talk about.

Historian Carter Woodsen chosen the second week of February because it coincided with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. It's a great time to go back in time and acknowledge the many fantastic gifts African Americans have brought to our country.

Please, think of some names with me: Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King Junior, Rosa Parks, Sojouner Truth and Frederick Douglass.

How different would our nation be without these leaders and countless others fighting for civil rights? These people helped us understand what strength is and what endurance is.

They smashed out barriers, they raised against injustice, and they helped us come together as a nation to surmount our darkest days.

Them and many others have contributed to build a greater nation where people are judged by their character and not by the color of their skin. It's not just Civil Rights that African Americans have left their mark.

What would music be without Aretha Franklin, Louis Armstrong, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Tupac and Beyonce.

We wouldn’t have jazz, blues, rap, hip-hop, R&B or even rock’n’roll.

It doesn’t just stop at music, it’s extended to sciences, literature, entrepreneurship, sport, politics.

This list could be even longer.

They have had a huge impact on every area of American life. This is not an easy battle of course.

We don’t have to go back.... »