The media has been covering the revolution in EGYPT incessantly; the New York Times, Washington Post, BBC, and Al Jazeerato name a few.  It is one thing to read, hear about, or even watch the news on TV and its entirely another to freeze time and space.  Here are the top 5 photos that embody the successful REVOLUTION.

Thanks to Al Jazeera

Thanks to Time Magazine

Thanks to Times Magazine Online

Thanks to Time Magazine Online

Thanks to Al Jazeera

What does February mean to you? Snow? School? Super Bowl?

THIRTY FOUR years after the celebration of the first black history  month (1976) and EIGHTY FOUR years after the first  Negro History Week (1926), it is likely the month of February is remembered more for Valentine’s day than the 300 years of rich African American History.

Sure, almost everyone knows Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” speech,  Rosa Parks daring acts of defiance on a segregated bus, and Harriet Tubman’s underground railroad.

But few can tell you about Marcus Garvey, Stokely Carmichael, or even Count Basie.

In fact, it is a safe bet to say that an American teenager knows more about Pauly D’s hair gel than he/she does about Black History.  And professors are beginning to worry when students are shocked to discover the first lady is indeed (gasp), BLACK!

Despite the popularity of African American history on college campuses, some are asking…Why the special treatment?

Some view Black History Month as nothing more than a time for recalling grievances for slavery and a celebration of the rights that blacks have been awarded.

The boasting of the progress that has been made is summed up in Barack Obama, the first black US president.

But what about the progress that has not been made? The racial profiling or the incarceration of blacks that exceeds those that are in college?

Maybe Morgan Freeman was right when he said “You’re going to relegate my history to a month?” during an interview aired on CBS’ “60 Minutes” in December. “I don’t want a black history month. Black history is American history.”