{"id":26381,"date":"2018-02-09T15:33:44","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T20:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backtobasicslearning.com\/?p=26381"},"modified":"2018-02-09T15:33:44","modified_gmt":"2018-02-09T20:33:44","slug":"february-is-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/february-is-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"February is Black History Month!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Frederick-Douglas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26383 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Frederick-Douglas.jpg\" alt=\"Frederick Douglass, National Black History Month\" width=\"337\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Frederick-Douglas.jpg 337w, https:\/\/backtobasicslearning.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Frederick-Douglas-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/a>The Black History Month 2018 theme, \u201cAfrican Americans in Times of War,\u201d marks the 100th anniversary of the end of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/world-war-i\" data-type=\"topics\" data-id=\"142541\">World War I<\/a>\u00a0and honors the roles that black Americans have played in warfare, from the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/american-revolution\/american-revolution-history\">American Revolution<\/a>\u00a0to the present day.<\/p>\n<p>According to Wikipedia,\u00a0<em>the precursor<\/em>\u00a0to Black History Month was created in 1926. Historian\u00a0<a title=\"Carter G. Woodson\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carter_G._Woodson\">Carter G. Woodson<\/a>and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History announced the second week of February to be a special history week celebrating the achievements of black Americans.<\/p>\n<p>This week was chosen because it coincided with the\u00a0<a title=\"Lincoln's Birthday\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lincoln%27s_Birthday\">birthday of Abraham Lincoln<\/a>\u00a0on February 12 and of\u00a0<a title=\"Frederick Douglass\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frederick_Douglass\">Frederick Douglass<\/a>\u00a0(pictured) on February 14, both of which dates Black communities had celebrated together since the late 19th century.\u201d \u00a0In 1976, Congress expanded the observance to\u00a0<em>the entire month of February.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.delawarescene.com\/feature\/41\/african-american-history-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a> to see special events, activities and exhibitions celebrating Black History Month right here in Nationwide!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Back to Basics Learning Dynamics, Inc. in Nationwide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Back to Basics offers 1-on-1 tutoring in 60+ subjects, professional development, translating and interpreting in 21 languages, speech therapy, occupational therapy, behavior specialists, reading specialists, paras, ELL services, homebound services, RTI support, psycho-educational testing and test prep. We also offer summer school and educational summer camps, original credit and credit recovery, along with unique enrichment options such as music, art and photography. Plus, Back to Basics Private School is Nationwide\u2019s only Department of Education approved 1-on-1 Private School for K-12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black History Month 2018 theme, \u201cAfrican Americans in Times of War,\u201d marks the 100th anniversary of the end of\u00a0World War I\u00a0and honors the roles that black Americans have played in warfare, from the\u00a0American Revolution\u00a0to the present day. According to Wikipedia,\u00a0the precursor\u00a0to Black History Month was created in 1926. Historian\u00a0Carter G. 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