Dissecting Black History Month With Spike Lee And Harry B. Click here to see video of Spike Lee discussing Black History Month and the making of his PSAs. None of this programming provided a voice for black anger or community concerns. Many blacks see absolutely no relevance in this programming to their needs and tastes.
Blacks are still almost invisible in the managerial ranks of sports and sports broadcasting.
This is an issue that Web sites like The Black World Today are debating. That's the headline. Negro History Week was created 75 years ago by historian Carter G. Woodson as a protest against the shameful avoidance of black history in the mainstream. Today it has become a marketing opportunity. Scheduled in February, and competing for attention with Valentine's Day, President's Day and Chinese New Year, Black History Month brings us intermittent programming, some of it quite good, and public service announcements, most of them quite bad.