The centerpiece of ESPN’s Black History Month programming, Rise Up: A SportsCenter Special, aired on Sunday, Feb. 14, at 5 p.m. on ESPN. In the one-hour program, four segments featured prominent African-Americans in a direct and intimate conversation sharing firsthand accounts of the events in the news cycle that impacted their lives.

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  28. if we want to get rid of racism we need to quit talking about it we have freedom now let's not get reminded of the past we need to allow that wound to heal and why is there only a Black History Month no other race no Indian history month and white people took America over

  36. This has been an absolute realization for me recently. Not that I didn't know it before; but, it is now a conscious understanding that throughout history, a segment of white people in power, have literally plotted to discount the accomplishments of black people. Some people don't understand why we MUST have "black history." The reason is that, historically, accomplishments and progressive, societal contributions by blacks have been consciously and deliberately hidden, denied, stolen, and misappropriated.

    The positive thing about the obstructionism of the Republican Party toward President Obama is the demonstration of what has been happening in this country to people of color throughout history. Some people, from every ethnic background, could not conceive of accomplishments being stolen out of sheer bigotry. But, the reason we can see so clearly the unfairness of the direct conspiracy towards our first black president is solely because of the times in which we live; where cameras are in the political arena always and the newsfeeds never go to sleep and never end. Otherwise, like in decades gone by, these shady dealings would go unknown, unchecked, hidden in scotch aroma’ed, cigar-smokey, gentlemen’s quarters.

    The reason we have Black History anything is because our history has been held captive in the confines of the racists' chambers of offenses. All that need happened to make amends for this is to reveal, recognize, and award the truth by way of acknowledgement.  All that need happened is that we open our eyes to the truth of the history of our country.  How do we make America great?  Make America Better.

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