It’s February 2017 and that means we are, as a nation, celebrating Black History Month. There’s a lot of focus on our new president and his administration. As a whole, Blacks have suffered and survived through worse. What’s important right now is to focus on building up and supporting our own

The media portrays African Americans as animals and savages while government officials beat and shoot us dead in the street. Our people are so misguided they have been wearing the clothing of designers who flat out say they wish we didn't wear their clothes. Our music has become a blue print of how to destroy the Black community from the inside, encouraging our young men to sling loud packs and worse, our young women to bend over and twerk something and everyone wants to be a trap star or hitter.

It’s Black History Month, and while we should celebrate and embrace Black culture all year long, at least for the rest of this month can we focus on what’s important, our community. What our ancestors fought for and how today’s generation lives, is a slap in the face to our ancestors. We have a chance to put Black money into Black hands, Black businesses, Black communities.

We have seen with our own eyes that it is up to US to enact change. There is power in unity, there is power in the Black dollar. There is power in sites like this and other Black media sites.

We are not a voiceless, senseless bunch. We have just been misguided and led astray. For those of you who want to get back on track BOOKMARK THIS PAGE and check out the links you find. I have provided a comprehensive list of websites that are rife with Black history, culture, news, and business resources.

NEVER FORGET: Where there is unity, there is strength, where there is strength there is power.

http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/home/ - this site is full ofhistorical footage, photos and interviews with people in Black culture the educational information and tools on the site are so extensive it would take anyone months to digest it all. And it's ever changing. You even have an option of signing up for a FREE account to access more footage and photos.

http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/ -will keep you up on the government’s plans for Black History Month, mainly throughout the District of Columbia. Keep up with events, exhibitions and other activities.The site also has information on varioustopics surrounding Black history.

http://blackhistorydaily.com/on_this_day/December/ each day you can click the calendar and see something historical that has happened in Black history or culture in that month. Click around the site for Black history, quotes and links topro black websites and resources.

http://www.blackpast.org/aah/research-guides-websites Interested in Black history? This site is full of research articles and links to all types of resources. Anything you can imagine is available at the click of a link here.

http://www.africa.upenn.edu/K-12/Today_B_History.html need an interesting topic of conversation? Why not share knowledge that will further expand the minds of our people. This website is complete with little known Black history facts for throughout the year.

https://kathmanduk2.wordpress.com – A beautiful and yet different theme. This site is dedicated to speaking the truth of Black women’s history and achievements in America. How innovative.

http://wwwmrhall.blogspot.com/ - I was surprised and excited to stumble upon this rare jewel. This site holds a plethora of well researched Black-culture and historical information. Little known facts and things you don't see or hear about as much in mainstream media.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/black-voices/ - The Huffington Post is one of the biggest news sources worldwide, but did you realize they had a Black Voices section? Book mark this link to keep up with issues and articles surrounding Black culture, history and news.

http://blackhistory.com – Spend some time on this site educating yourself and family on Black history, terminology, photos, news and more.

For Black Bloggers, you may be interested in check out the following links

http://newsone.com/playlist/the-15-most-share-worthy-black-blogs-and-sites-of-2014/item/3025885

http://www.blackbloggernetwork.com/

Get your news and informationon Black culture fromsources who actually report on more than the stereotypical Black stories.

http://blackamericaweb.com/

http://www.theroot.com/index.html

http://blackagendareport.com/

http://www.blacknews.com/

http://newsone.com/

http://thegrio.com/

http://www.eurweb.com/

http://reddingnewsreview.com/

Need MORE Black culture in your life? Below you will find a list of more great websites for African Americans.

http://www.dcwatch.com/iilist/100best.htm

http://blackinamerica.com

http://www.live2hustle.net/fam/showthread.php/1054480-Top-Black-Blogs-Websites-for-2016

http://theblackhairblog.tumblr.com/

Support Black Business and get help with your own with the Black Business Network

http://www.blackbusinessnetwork.com/Home/

http://www.blackenterprise.com/