Kazi 88.7 Fm Book Review

Diverse Voices Book Review host Hopeton Hay interviewed Jarvis R. Givems, author of I'LL MAKE ME A WORLD: The 100-Year Journey of Black History Month.  In the interview, Givens not only discussed the importance of Carter G. Woodson, the founder of Black History Month, and other important figures, but also the role of teachers in providing guidance and inspiration for young black students.  He also wrote in his book that "preserving the history of black communities and culture is not just the work of historians but of all members of the community.  Givens also explained that Woodson "created the weeklong celebration with the explicitly political aims, it's objective being to popularize the study and public commemoration of black life and culture as a culture weight against the anti-black narratives used to justify the violent mistreatment and the second-class citizenship of black people in US society and around the globe."Jarvis R. Givens is a professor of education and African and African American Studies and