02/02/2026
Feb. 1st, annually marks the start of Black History Month! This year's theme, "A Century of Black History Commemorations," notes a historic milestone that reflects on 100 YEARS of national efforts to study & honor the incredible legacies of Black excellence, fortitude & creativity that has shaped the world we all live in today.💛✊🏽
Here at BLMA, we are committed to building ups futures where justice and freedom are realities for all. This month and every month, we envision & work towards a world where systemic oppression is dismantled, and Black communities thrive without fear. We are inspired by the courage and vision of our ancestors, we are who we've been waiting for!!🙌🏽
🌟Check out the MANY BHM events happening throughout MKE this month!!
https://milwaukeenns.org/.../celebrate-black-history.../
💡Learn more about the history behind February 1st with this short read below:
The sit-ins started on 1 February 1960, when four black students from North Carolina A & T College sat down at a Woolworth lunch counter in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. The students: Joseph McNeil, Ezell Blair, Franklin McCain, and David Richmond purchased several items in the store before sitting at the counter reserved for white customers. When a waitress asked them to leave, they politely refused; to their surprise, they were not arrested. The four students remained seated for almost an hour until the store closed.
The following morning about two dozen students arrived at Woolworth’s and sat at the lunch counter. Although no confrontations occurred, the second sit-in attracted the local media. By day three of the campaign, the students formed the Student Executive Committee for Justice to coordinate protests. The Greensboro protesters eventually agreed to the mayor’s request to halt protest activities while city officials sought “a just and honorable resolution,” but black students in other communities launched lunch counter protests of their own. By the end of the month, sit-ins had taken place at more than 30 locations in 7 states, and by the end of April over 50,000 students had participated.
