 Hey guys, it's Sohan. I'm going to tell you a little bit about what Black History Month means to me. Black History Month is foremost a celebration of blackness. It is a month during which Blackfeeds get to celebrate themselves and the rest of the world has no choice but to listen and it's particular because we've been told that we shouldn't celebrate that part of ourselves so it feels a bit like a rebellion. For me it means sharing music from back home, sharing food from back home and bathing in the glory of the Negritude movement. It's also a form of reconnection with the African continent so it feels a bit like a homecoming that heals the trauma of slavery. I get to have a taste of what my culture could have been had there not been European imperialism and slave trade so it feels like yeah I think homecoming is the term I'm going to go sick with. A return to the homeland without the doubt that my culture isn't 100% African because of the trauma of slavery but it feels like it heals it a little bit and then finally Black History Month gives me the opportunity to build on restoring a sense of internal peace. So what will really heal the trauma that I was talking about is a world that doesn't punish blackness and that world, the way to create it is by having real anti-racist communities. It's making sure that the people around us know they're to protect us black folks and call the system out. So Black History Month for me is a point in the year where we can really pinpoint our beginning the academic year with a fight against racism. Black History Month makes it so that the entire academic year begins with us celebrating our blackness.