"Black (Panther) History Month"

I'm so glad "Black History Month" is almost over.  I used to be a big fan of it, but when I saw Barack Obama support same-sex marriage and yet continue to be revered in "Black History Month," it was a big turn-off for me.  It's obvious that the man (who is Bi-Racial, not black BTW) was being honored, as Dr. King would say, "because of the color of his skin, not the content of his character" and that distresses me greatly.

In any event, February 2018 could well be called "Black PANTHER History Month" as Marvel's new movie (deservedly) continues to break all kinds of box office records.

And in breaking those records, note that "Black Panther" is not just being compared to other "black" movies*, but it's being weighed against ALL American movies, even those considered to be "white."

That's how it should be with our history...Life should imitate Art, there should be no more "Black History Month," the time has come to where we end this segregation, already! "Black History Month" had its place decades ago, but we're beyond that now. At least we should be beyond it,

The election, and re-election, of our "First (not really, of course) Black President," and, more importantly, the universal success of the Black Panther movie, a man (T'Challa) who has character Obama doesn't have, should serve to make "Black History Month"...........history.

* If "Black Panther" WERE being weighed against other "black" movies that debuted in February, I believe it bested out 2006's "Madea's Family Reunion" by gifted filmmaker Tyler Perry.  The great Cicely Tyson was in that movie, and my first wife Beth and I used to visit her School in East Orange, NJ.  I had the privilege of telling Ms. Tyson, personally, that it was just announced that the movie was the #1 movie in America for the second week in a row. At that time, 12 years ago, that was history but "Black Panther" has surpassed it by far.