This topic is inspired by two of my colleagues and friends from my fashion retail life. They were having a conversation about this Black History Month. Their exchange was one of the coolest things I’ve ever heard.

Every February, Lady C puts on these fly and informative exhibits to recognize or celebrate Black History in America—–

I walked over just in time for their conversation.

In all of her engaging dramatics- COCO (who is a young woman) says to Lady C, “Well I’m Black History and we can go over to the café to sit down and talk over tea, your treat. Then I will tell you my story.” All I could do was laugh and laugh.

Lady C wanted COCO to choose and play the role of a Historical Black figure in her upcoming exhibit. And COCO flipped the whole thing by insinuating that she is black history. COCO wanted to exhibit herself as the figure. I loved it.

Black History is so rich. It is filled with all kinds of color, triumphs, amazement, perils and pain.

I appreciate the pride that comes from our history and what it teaches me.

So does COCO have a point in marking her own life and stories as black history?

I would dare to say, yes, she does.

We know history represents the past, normally the deep past. It can go way back. But as I think about it, history is simply a significant occurrence that already happened. It is something you can learn from.

Never to take away from the history that is long before us, but to embrace that there is also history worth knowing and sharing from more recent years.

From you, even.

Eventually these events will age and may become the legacies of our future generations. Who says we shouldn’t talk about and pay attention to what is happening around us and to us right now… It could be history in the making.

Give us your black history now. Give us your best now. The world will thank you later.

COCO and Lady C, thanks for the spark.

–Much Love