The Sex Kitten

On December 6th, 1865, slavery in the United States was abolished. It is hard to think that just 152 years ago, humans were using other humans as their slaves. Shortly after the Thirteenth Amendment was passed,  Carter G. Woodson and Jesse E. Moorland had founded what is known today as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History ( ASALH ). Celebrated during the second week of February, it focused on researching and promoting achievements by Black Americans.  In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford officially recognized the whole month of February as Black History Month ,  stating that our country should,  “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” Race is a hot issue in our world right now. We've come a long way in the past hundred or so years, but we still have a ways to go. It is all a work in progress. I can't speak for the rest of the world, but ...