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I believe black history month is unnecessary and should not be officially recognised. CMV

There is no denying the contributions and sacrifices black people have made to building society in the countries that celebrate BHM. However, black people are (and have been for a while) subject to exactly the same laws as all other nationalities.

I'm not saying that their troublesome past should not be taught. I simply believe that elevating a race and celebrating their achievements for a period of time, no matter what they may have went through in the past, is unfair in a society that supposedly perpetuates all races as equal.

I would take my argument further and say that any race specific services (with the exception of those that provide a physiological services - health, beauty etc) should be illegal as they further serve to segregate that race. However, that's a sidenote and the main point of discussion is BHM.

EDIT: I agree all those who suggest that Black History Month teaches us about a culture and history that's otherwise largely overshadowed by an education focused on European and American matters. However, my trifle with this is that it's not a multicultural event - it's sole focus is on black people. Why not expand to other ethnicities? 

EDIT 2: I've been introduced to the fact that other months for other ethnicities actually exist. While they seem to be relatively humble in their celebration and focus (especially in the UK), considering this is a social arrangement my opinion is gradually being swayed.
gpt
Black History Month isn't about elevating black folks and that's where this goes wrong. It's only about recognizing a marginalized and oppressed group of people who continue to feel the legacy of formal systems of racism. The whole idea of BHM is to make sure that black people's plight is not forgotten so that we can eventually get to the point that you're talking about, namely, where all races are equal and we don't have to set aside time to talk about anyone in particular. (It doesn't logically make sense to say that the way to get there is to pretend we're already there.)

The way you solve racism is by talking about it, owning it, reversing the bad policies, setting up good ones, and things of this nature, and that's exactly the kind of positive action that BHM is designed to encourage. If you believe that the troublesome past should be taught then you are in favor of Black History Month, because that's all it does with one exception: it doesn't pretend that only the past is troublesome.