“Every month is Black History Month”

So much of the African-American experience and point-of-view has been left out of our historical narratives until very, very recently, that I'm sometimes tempted to look at Black History Month as a bit of a joke.

The shortest month of the year — that's it?

Today my job was to preview Black History Month 2018 before the Greater Kansas City Broadcasters at their quarterly meeting.

Of course, I want to honor Dr. Carter Woodson and all the others who created this annual observation a century ago....