Why I Celebrated Black Future Month This Year Instead

M'Shai S. Dash
7 min readMar 3, 2020
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The idea is growing in popularity for good reason.

What was once Omega Psi Phi’s Negro History and Literature Week eventually became Negro History Week. Then, that evolved into Black History Month (BHM). Decades later, I’m sure that supporters of the brief but meaningful month agree that what Carter G. Woodson and other founders of BHM gave to America’s cultural canon is…

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M'Shai S. Dash

She/Her/هِي َ. Writer and digital content curator. Capitol Hill alum. Find writing on travel, race, relationships, and mental wellness here.