Vertie Hodge photo Houston Chronicle Myra Beltran

Well today marks the start of February, Black History Month, a month of historical remembrances that we have ever known to date. Barack Obama and family have set a new precedent in the lives of many Americans. All over the internet one can find pictorials of what this momentous occasion has meant to many Americans, more importantly the elder African-American community. It has been over 40 years since a national identity has been acknowledged through the efforts of the Civil Rights Era. The “I Have A Dream” speech by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has now come full circle in its meaning and understanding. However, the struggle is not yet over. As our youth choose not to remember the drudgery of American Slavery, it is of every importance that our accomplishments to American colonization be revered.