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ILLUSTRATION: ALEXIS KAIN ’27/THE HAWK

Black History Month: It’s who I am

Satina Sackie ’27, Graphics Editor February 18, 2026

When I think about Black History Month, I don’t just think about what we learn in school. I think about pride, and I think about strength. I think about everything Black people have been through and...

CROSSWORD: Black History Month

Kiley O’Brien ’25, Assistant Features Editor February 5, 2025

Across 2. A holiday that commemorates the emancipation of over 250,000 Black Americans. On this day in 1865 — over two years after Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation legally declared...

GRAPHICS: HANNAH MADEYA ’24/THE HAWK

Black History Month book recommendations

Luke Sanelli February 14, 2024

In 1926, scholar Carter G. Woodson, the father of Black History, and his fraternity brothers established the first Negro History Week in February. They chose February because Black communities had already...

Black History Month: Q &A with A.C.S.A

Black History Month: Q &A with A.C.S.A

Leslie Quan February 22, 2022

In honor of Black History Month, The Hawk staff asked members of the African-Caribbean Student Association (ACSA) executive board why it is important to celebrate BHM. What’s your favorite part about...

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