Celebrating Black History Month
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Celebrating Black History Month
This February, we shared stories of notable Black/African Descent people around the world.
Shanta
For much of Black history in the US, a lot of stories have gone untold. As we wrap up Black History Month, our team at Automattic — the company behind WordPress.com — wanted to share how we celebrated with our fellow colleagues. Throughout February, our Black/African Descent employee resource group, Cocoamattic, shined a light on some of these untold stories.
Each week this month, we shared infographics highlighting notable Black/African Descent people from around the world, from inventors and pioneers to Black-first and culture influencers.
Join us in celebrating 21 heroes.
Learn more about Cocoamattic and our other resource groups or read more about diversity and inclusion at Automattic.
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22 Comments
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Lovely. What a great way to cap off a very historic month! B-)
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Thank you, wonderful to read. Very inspiring. I hope you reach many people.
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What a beautiful list of lovely people. It was fun to read about each one. Thank you for acknowledging their wonderful skills and successes.
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Black history is great celebration! Know what is better.? You stop emailing me! Your support and product are the absolute worst! Just ask me, a dieing woman I’ll tell ya that truth!
On Mon, Feb 28, 2022, 6:01 PM WordPress.com News wrote:
> Shanta posted: ” For much of Black history in the US, a lot of stories > have gone untold. As we wrap up Black History Month, our team at Automattic > — the company behind WordPress.com — wanted to share how we celebrated with > our fellow colleagues. Throughout February, our ” >
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Loving the right thing to do
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I re-blogged and shared via twitter and FB
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Cindy Bragg
Thank you, Shanta, and since Americans have been supportive of Black History Month for years, we hope the black community will return the favor by celebrating and respecting Women’s History Month, which is March, and begins tomorrow!
So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls. Why doesn’t somebody wake up to the beauty of old women? -Harriet Beecher Stowe
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I’m enjoying this now and really love the insights being well thought out in their brevity of words. Facts and wonderful way to remember and celebrate our roots- no matter where from. So far I’ve enjoyed learning more about Wilfredo Lam. As an Artist myself, he is one of the Artists I admire and have researched. Great inspiration from all shared here! Thank you.
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It is amzing news for me! Thanks
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Awesome, thank you for sharing
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It is said that history is written by those who win. This is wrong, history is written by those who endure the terrors and oppression and then go on to be productive. I am a retired white professor who studies, taught, and lve the history of my black brothers and sisters.
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Thanks you so much!
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Beautiful! I love, love, love this
Thanks lam from Uganda.
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Particular impressed by Zulaikha Patel’s determination. I’m sure we’ll hear more from her in the future.
Thanks for sharing these stories! We need to know more about the contributions blacks have made to our lives.
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Good news
Very inspiring list. Thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful Story, Beautiful Mind, Beautiful World!
Thank you WordPress!
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The story of Black History Month begins in 1915, half a century after the Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in the United States. Since 1976, every American president has designated February as Black History Month and endorsed a specific theme and Black History Month 2022 Theme is “Black Health and Wellness”
Thanks WordPress!
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