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Black History Month 2022
Did you know? The month of February was chosen to coincide with the birthdays of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. – source INFORMATION Shop, donate, volunteer, or be an advocate! Visit Black Owned Businesses Browse our directory Volunteer Opportunities Give back Donate and shop Give back Read our magazine Black Voices in the Gazette RESOURCES […]
ACLU Artist Opportunity
The ACLU of Delaware seeks art to feature on a printed and digital campaign — it will be printed as an 18×24” poster, published on our website as a downloadable PDF, and shared on social media. The artist will be credited wherever we share the artwork.The theme is social justice & civil liberties, and is very much […]
Black history is American History
The Cape Gazette |LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Sara Ford
January 28, 2022
As we move into Black History Month, we have the opportunity not only to learn about and to honor the stories, the lives, the accomplishments, the discoveries, the grit and strength of Black people, but also the responsibility to ask why should Black History be relegated to only a month, when, in fact, Black history is American history, as central to the story of our nation as is white history?
In the February edition of Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice’s “Black Voices,” Hanifah Ouro-Sama speaks most eloquently to this point. She writes: “I was expected to learn about George Washington during history class; expected to interpret the works of Edgar Allen Poe during English class; and expected to study the findings of IsaacNewton during science class. The same attention, however, was never given to Black political scholars like W.E.B. Du Bois, Black authors like Alice Walker, or Black scientists like George Washington Carver. It seemed as though our curriculum set aside teaching the contributions about Black people until February rolled around.”
Read the entire Letter to the Editor here.
SDARJ February Town Hall Celebrates Black History
Please join the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ) as we celebrate Black History Month on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.
We’ll look at Black history in Delaware and Sussex County, focusing on the educational/school system, religion, and Black social life. We will also have an update about the Lewes African American Heritage Commission. The town hall will also feature clips from Sussex County residents who are making history on a national level. To register for the town hall, visit https://sussexhistory.eventbrite.com.
Voting Rights Discussions Happening in Delaware
WRDE-TV | Cody Decker
DELAWARE– On Wednesday, the United States Senate blocked a voting rights package.
Locals are feeling the effects of that decision including Sussex County Democrats Chair Jane Hovington who is frustrated with the decision.
“This is something that has become a political fight, a political battle,” Hovington said. “Democrats versus Republicans and unfortunately we’re all suffering as a result of this fight.”
In order to get a head start on 2022 and 2024, a webinar is being held Friday night by the Sussex County Divine Nine, a group of nine fraternities and sororities that are predominantly black. They are focusing on getting people registered and to the polls and encouraging people to run for office. Organizer Dr. Marlene A. Saunders says the push is for younger people to get involved in the voting process. Click to watch the video here.