To my not-surprise, my inconsistent attempt to highlight some experiences and contributions of Black Americans has garnered push back. First, it was challenged as fictional and then as uncaring about all minorities.

Obviously, I seek out solid information that is not only vetted by decent scholarship, but also closest to the original sources. Secondly, I welcome the challenge to learn all minority’s histories, but if you can’t handle February, then maybe you won’t appreciate being challenged all year long.

Here is a tentative schedule:

January- Native American Histories, February- Black History Month, March- Hispanic Experience, April- East-Asian Immigrant Americans, May- Non-English Western Europeans, June- Eastern Europeans, July- Pacific Islands and Oceania, August- India and South East Asia, September- The Middle East, October- The Atlantic Islands, November- Modern African immigrants, December- LGBTQ+

Additionally, each month would include the voices of women and children, who live significant lives, and people other than warriors and statesmen. The whole purpose is to understand each other and benefit from our collective knowledge.

Today, the American history that is presented in most curriculums for children and young adults is still mostly English in origin and authorship, and focuses on adult men in power. Being half-English and all female, I am in no way disparaging my own history, but recognize that knowing only one perspective is as disappointing as reading just one page in a marvelous novel.