Hey, it’s African History Month, remember?

-Are Banks allowed to be naughty?

I spared myself a day or two before finally deciding that I would dare offer a reminder–comment to the populace, generally, and to African-descended Guyanese specifically that February is usually deemed African History Month. With origins in the USA. I believe it began as Negro History Week then evolved into Black Heritage month or other related descriptions.

The objective, of course, was/is to highlight the origins, development and historical contributions of Africans and African-descended folks to humanity. (In passing, I also remind that the United Nations Organisation – the UN – is not shy in terms of designating years and decades “African” – something or the other, with similar objectives.)

For my part, African-oriented as I can be, I fell into the habit, in this column of upbraiding local African communities, Afro-centric organisations, those ethnic-specific groups in the