Changing Black History

(An Essay by Tacarra Shaw)

Black history is more than just a month out of a year. It is our everyday, it is our present day. We are black history, whether your Black, Asian, Latino or Caucasian. If you are alive today, you are a growing part of black history. President Barack Obama has made history and changed history; it’s up to us to keep it alive. Become who you want say what is right and don’t be scared to make history. It’s the courage’s people of this world who are remembered for the change they brought to this country. It’s the kind hearted souls who gave hope to our Nation and the radical leaders who gave us courage to be ourselves at all cost. I look at my present generation and I hope we can change the history we are setting up for our children and younger generations. I don’t want my generation’s history to be remembered for its statistical ways or by the lyrics in a Lil Wayne song or even by the women who degrade them self’s on TV. Instead I want us to be remembered for our drive, our ambition and our motivation for change. Since we are living in Black history we have to make sure we are a positive representation of what we stand for as a people. Let your mind be open for change and your words be a fountain of encouragement. Get your friends and family involved in today’s history. Let’s be in charge of the change we so ever talk about. Let’s not go Dumb! But go for education. Don’t be remembered for the shoes you were wearing but how you stood in them. Our whole generation is about upgrades. So I say upgrade your self worth, upgrade your presentation and let’s upgrade Black history. Be Black history and let’s keep making positive Black history. Barack Obama said “it’s time for a change.” So let’s start with changing how black history is viewed. By changing our actions and our own perception, we can change black history.

Are you with me?