Anybody doing anything for Black History Month?

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I've never really done anything to observe Black History Month in the past, but due to a recent increased interest in civil rights history/social justice issues, I'd really like to take part in some of my college campus's various events observing the occasion. Tomorrow, I'm going to try to attend an African-American Women's book reading, and I'd also like to attend a lecture on Pan-Africanism and Malcolm X.

I watched something on one of those C-span channels- don't ask me why- and they had some college lecture from somewhere where the discussion was use of the N-word in literature classics. I thought it was kind of an interesting discussion or I was just procrastinating.

Should American literature be changed to fit contemporary morality?

No. Flannery O'Connor uses that word a good bit and even in the title of one of her stories. She uses it to make a point. Also, it's a reflection of the times back then in the Deep South. It paints a picture of the character. She uses it in dialogue.

Absolutely nothing. It´s a BS, racist concept.

Unfortunately, in the UK, we don't have such a thing as this (maybe in some establishments, but not as a norm). It's a shame because the educational aspects would be of great benefit to many.

In the UK we have Black History Month in October, but as far as I know we do not have anything similar to:

Irish-American Heritage Month
Greek-American Heritage Month
Arab-American Heritage Month
Tartan (Scottish-American) Heritage Month
Jewish American Heritage Month
French-American Heritage Month
Italian-American Heritage Month
National American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month

I could not find any reference to there being a celebration of Hawaiian heritage or culture. Is that because it was eroded when Hawaii was annexed?

I changed my avatar to one with a black background.

Minimalist. Like it!

Do we? I never knew. That explains the mixed race season on BBC last year. Neither my best friend, who's Afro-Caribbean, nor I knew why all those programmes were on and I couldn't find any reference to Black History Month in the TV schedule. So now we know.