National Black History Month

National Black History Month started as a method of remembrance with regard to the vital events and people in the history of the African diaspora. Black History Month is an annual time to honor the achievements and history of the Black community while acknowledging the progress toward equality that has yet to be made.

Black History Month 2022 focuses on Black Health and Wellness. While this is an opportunity to celebrate iconic doctors and physicians, the theme also acknowledges other wellness practitioners across the African diaspora, such as midwives and herbalists.

Here are ways you can celebrate Black history—not just this month, but all year round.

1. Learn about Black medical and wellness figures and their Contributions

· Association for the Study of African American Life and History
· Patients Are Waiting

2. Learn from and Book a Black Speaker

· Black Speakers Collection 

3. Support Black-Owned Businesses and Organizations

· Chicago Black Owned Business Directory
· Cook County Black Chamber of Commerce
· Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce
· Black in Events
· Black Travel Alliance 

4. Donate to Charities That Support Anti-Racism Equity and Equality and Wellness

· Loveland Foundation
· NAACP

5. Purchase, Read, and Share Books by Black Authors. Chicago has its first and only Black woman owned bookstore.

· Semicolon Bookstore