Central students have thoughts about black history month.
Junior Aterriona Cooper said that what it means to be Black at Central is to be different.
“It also means to be loud and fun,” Cooper said. “I think a lot of us here are like social butterflies, always playing catch up.”
We’re very creative in what we do, said junior Aaneiyah Hughley.
“We get to come to school with different types of styles,” she said. “We can express in different ways, and do more for art.”
In most classes, students haven’t done very much with black history, Cooper said.
“Everybody goes with the flow with their regular curriculum,” Cooper said. “But I think it should be important that we learn about the people that nobody talks about. We’re losing it, and that’s not how we grow.”
Sophomore Ameina Hughley said history lessons should include more in depth Black women and men that made a change for the world.
“They tiptoe around the truth and do more of like what helps benefit them,” Hughley said.
Aaneiyah Hughley said that Black History Month is important because it celebrates black history.
“We didn’t have very many advantages growing up from the past,” she said. “We weren’t very equal with the other people, we should celebrate it way more, not just within the month.”
Junior Isaiah Wakes said he counted down the days till Black History Month.
“I acknowledge that it’s black history month by celebrating our black leaders performing in a number of history plays for church,” Wakes said. “We do a whole bunch of plays and help manage the Black history festivals that happen at the park.”
Aaneiyah Hughley said she feels like Black History Month should be celebrated all year round.
“We’ve been working hard for decades, centuries, and we only get the shortest month,” Aaneiyah Hughley said. “We shouldn’t just celebrate it for one month, we’re here all the time, not just 28 days.”
Amenia Hughley said she tries to acknowledge everybody that is Black during the month of February.
“I like saying happy Black elegance month in the hallways,” Amenia Hughley said. “Especially because we don’t get a lot of it from our teachers or our peers.”
Amenia Hughley said there should be more activities for us to do during Black History Month.
“We all know it’s Black History Month,” she said. “But we just don’t acknowledge it anymore. We’ve been acting like it’s been a trend. It’s not a trend, it’s our culture, and we should appreciate it way more than what we’re doing.”
