Black History Month — 100 Years
Theme: A Century of Black History Commemorations

It started as a week, quiet but determined
A steadfast commitment to keep memory alive
In the stories carried by teachers, parents, preachers
On the wings of “good trouble” when the fight is needed
It started as a week, quiet but determined
From 1926 to 2026, black history kept moving
A century marking time with names, faces
Experiences that became presence
When derided, learned how to go high
It started as a week, quiet but determined.

Reggae Month — Jamaica
Theme: Rhythms of Resilience

This music rose from survival, not trend
From yards, sound systems, everyday struggle
Lyrics telling truth before it was safe
Bass line steady as the voices that hummed it
This music rose from survival, not trend
By 2008, the world was already listening—
to justice wrapped in melody
to culture feeding both soul and economy
Reggae still teaches us how to endure
This music rose from survival, not trend

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