Poetry Slam Carries Black History Month Forward

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“My poem is a radical take on what Black History Month is and how it should be represented,” said [Missouri student Sequoyah] Moore, whose first-place work in the original poem category challenged the merit of having a specific month known as Black History Month. “Black history is weaved throughout American history and shouldn’t be confined to just one month or a few figures.”

Reference: Protest Poetry Slam winners use verse to delve into black experience.

Black History Month, like other theme months in the US, is likely to remain as such: a month celebration.  But to Moore's point, I hope that the lessons, the experiences, and the spirit of the month ought to carry well beyond a month.  I gather that for her, poetry slam is one of those creative means for emblazoning meaningful things in people's lives.