Texas A&M University at Galveston Celebrates Black History Month    

February is Black History Month, and celebrations are in full swing at the Galveston campus thanks to the Black Student Alliance; the Office of Student Intercultural Learning & Engagement; the Civic Literacy, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (CLIDE) Committee and Student Activities. 

According to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, or ASALH, the origins of Black History Month can be traced as far back as the summer of 1915. The month-long celebration was designated by the federal government in 1986, the same year that first saw Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as a national holiday. ASALH sets a theme each year, this year’s being Black Resistance.

“We celebrate Black History Month each February because the work and achievements of Black people have been excluded from public recognition for centuries,” said Danny Roe, Interim Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accountability, Chair of CLIDE Committee and Associate Director of Office of Student Intercultural Learning & Engagement. “Our goal is to provide education and enrichment about Black Americans’ contributions to society, both past and present. We have five more events this month and look forward to the whole campus joining us in uplifting Black history and culture here on campus.”

Celebrate Black History Month at Texas A&M at Galveston:

Graphic courtesy of The 1973 Center at Texas A&M at Galveston