Black History should not be relegated to just one month out of the year. As a people we have contributed our blood, sweat, and tears to America and the world. It is nothing less than disrespectful to live in a country where my people's accomplishments have been ignored and circumnavigated by not only government but also the educational system, and instead of honoring our true heroes we are taught to honor athletes and entertainers by people who are not qualified to teach us anything about ourselves.

LINKS:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Makeba

http://biography.jrank.org/pages/2530/Makeba-Miriam.html

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Miriam-Makeba

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/nov/11/miriam-makeba-obituary

http://biography.yourdictionary.com/miriam-makeba

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/3442286/Miriam-Makeba.html

http://www.encyclopedia.com/people/literature-and-arts/music-popular-and-jazz-biographies/miriam-makeba

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_V3YOBUKN58 (CLICK SONG)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCc61z9IFu4 ( PATA PATA)