MT ZION BAPTIST CHURCH BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATION WILL FEATURE ACTIVIST LAWRENCE HAMM AS GUEST SPEAKER

Hamm Will Address The 2023 Black History Month National Theme: “Black Resistance”

A Black History Month Celebration will be held on Sunday, February 19, 2023, 11:00amat the Mount Zion Baptist Church of Newark, 208 Broadway in Newark, New Jersey.

The guest speaker will be Lawrence Hamm, Chairman, People’s Organization For Progress.

The program will be both in-person and virtual. It is free and open to the public. For more information contact mountzion15@aol.com or call 973 482-1915.

Hamm, who has been an activist for 52 years, will address the 2023 Black History Month National Theme: “Black Resistance.”

The theme for Black History Month has been determined annually for more than 90 years by the Association For The Study of African American Life And History (ASALH). This organization was founded by Dr Carter G. Woodson who is regarded as the father of Black History Month.

“During my presentation I will discuss of African American resistance to racial oppression. I will also discuss current attempts to stifle, prevent, and even criminalize the teaching of Black History today,” Hamm stated.

“Black History courses are being revised to benefit a white supremacist narrative. Books are being banned and certain historical figures and events are being removed from the curriculum,” Hamm said.

Newark’s own Amiri Baraka has been removed from the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies Course, he said.

“Laws have been introduced to punish and even jail teachers who dare to use banned books or teach prohibited subject matter. Under the guise of prohibiting the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) more than 500 bills have been introduced in state legislatures nationwide that would negatively impact the teaching of black history,” Hamm said.

In response to the attack on Black History the People’s Organization For Progress (POP) is calling for a Protest Against The Ban On Black History,” Saturday, February 25, 2023, 11:00am, at the Lincoln Statue, 12 Springfield Avenue, in Newark, New Jersey.

To reach Lawrence Hamm directly please call People’s Organization For Progress (POP) at (973)801-0001.