Today marks the end of Black History Month, but to truly comprehend black history in America, and centuries of discrimination, it's a yearlong education. That's why Fred Kudjo Kuwornu's documentary,Inside Buffalo,must be watched in March, May, August and December, not just in February. Kuwornu relives the story of the 92nd Division of the U.S. Army or the Buffalo Soldiers. The 92nd fought heroically during World War II, yet its heroism went unrecognized back home. It wasn't until 1997, or 50-plus years later, that Congress awarded the Medal of Honor, our country's highest military honor, to seven soldiers from the 92nd who had served so valiantly in Italy, liberating villagers from fascist rule. The term Buffalo Soldiers dates back to the Civil War when the all-black 10th Cavalry was formed with former slaves. In 1867, Cheyenne warriors named the cavalry Buffalo Soldiers for their fierce bravery in combat.  Kuwornu, 38, is the son of a Ghanaian father and an Italian mother. He's the executive producer of Inside Buffalo, selected as the best documentary at the 2009 Black International Cinema in Berlin. On Feb. 13, he spoke and showed his documentary at the African American Museum & Library at Oakland. This past week, he has been in Washington, D.C., presenting Inside Buffalo to, among others, members of Congress. Kuwornu was a set assistant in the Spike Lee film, Miracle of St. Anna, the story of the 92nd Division, a segregated unit of African-Americans who persevered despite heavily tilted wartime conditions that favored their white military brethren. The Buffalo Soldiers had a white division commander who ordered them into combat even when they were inadequately armed compared with all-white units. Before that, the 92nd had been trained in boot camp by racist drill instructors. Also, a white soldier during World War II couldn't receive a blood transfusion from a black soldier, and vice versa. Still, the Buffalo Soldiers emerged as conquerors and saviors. Kuwornu, who lives in Rome, went through a 14-month process of interviews, beginning with some old Italians in Tuscany who had been rescued by the 92nd. They told me, 'We were friends not because they were Americans and liberators, but because they were kind, they were gentleman, and they gave us food treated us as human beings,said Kuwornu. Then the 92nd was treated as less than human beings after the war. One Buffalo Soldier told that he couldn't find a job a common story, the documentarian later would learn. A 92nd officer walked down a street in Louisiana in his uniform and said he was treated as an inferior human being. There was no immediate acknowledgment of the 92nd's achievements in the nation's capital the same fate as the Tuskegee Airmen, the all-black Army Air Corps unit that shot down plenty of enemy aircraft in World War II yet wasn't honored until President George W. Bush invited them to the White House in 2007. Another postwar slight: The Tuskegee Airmen and Buffalo Soldiers had served their country, but they wouldn't be served in their country's restaurants. So much for honor and valor. Two emotional scenes in Inside Buffalo: the reunion in Italy of the 92nd and those same villagers 60 years later, and Buffalo Soldier Vernon Baker's face after President Bill Clinton placed the Medal of Honor ribbon around his neck. You can order Inside Buffalo on Amazon.com any month of the year. But why wait? 02/28/2010  by Dave Newhouse .The Oakland Tribune --By David Newhouse.The Oakland TribuneI did see the film and it is a wonderful documentary. It explores areas that others have not touched upon, and gives a detailed and stirring account of the 92nd Division in Italy. Also, the footage of the Italians has never been seen here before. I think it's very well done. It tells an untold story of ordinary people, Italians and African Americans, who came together during a terrible time to act in a morally righteous manner. I congratulate you. by James McBride. Award-winning author of The color of waterand Miracle at St. Anna --James McBride. Award-winning author of The color of water and Miracle at St. AnnaInside Buffalo a forthright , revealing and educational documentary DVD of the segregated all African-American Combat 92nd Division and 366th Combat Infantry Regiment attached to it in Italy , fills a glaring chasm in America's understanding of the heroic military achievements of minority soldiers in WW II. It's a story long delayed but well told by its brilliant author and director Fred Kuwornu . It Tells it like it was and pays well-deserved tribute to little know African-American soldiers and Japanese-American soldiers who fought alongside them, whose sacrifice blood, limbs and life valiantly contributed to victory over evil. Inside Buffalo should be viewed, listened and understood by all Americans and by people around the world. by Former US Senator Edward Brooke --Former US Senator Edward Brooke