/ Published February 05, 2019, The theme for Black History Month February 2019 is “Black Migrations.” In the drawing, the man’s silhouette consists of numerous images of African Americans from all walks and places in life to include inventors, scientists, military members, astronauts, actors and actresses, politicians, sports figures, and others who are icons of the American fabric. (Observance poster by the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute), Air Force Global Strike Command Air Forces Strategic-Air, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program, Force Development and Leadership Education. This year’s theme emphasizes the movement of people of African descent to new destinations and subsequently to new social realities. The migrations gave rise to social changes including the emergence of both black industrial workers and black entrepreneurs; a variety of urban churches; new music forms such ragtime, blues, and jazz; and the birth of visual and literary arts in New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Paris in the 1910s and 1920s. Black History Month Your email address will not be published. 1, The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) has announced that the Black History Month theme for 2019 is “Black Migrations.”. Beginning in the early decades of the twentieth century, African American migration patterns included relocation from the South to the Northeast, Midwest, and West. 341st Missile Wing Public Affairs The theme for Black History Month February 2019 is “Black Migrations.” In the drawing, the man’s silhouette consists of numerous images of African Americans from all walks and places in life to include inventors, scientists, military members, astronauts, actors and actresses, politicians, sports figures, and others who are icons of the American fabric. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) has announced that the Black History Month theme for 2019 is “Black Migrations.” ASALH selected the theme to educate the public about the movement of people of African descent to new destinations as it recognizes the 400 th Commemoration of Africans who arrived in the first permanent English Colony in North America in … Glad to see Black History about our migrations for our economic advancements to a better lifestyle and then into our educational paths as Entrepreneurs forged from Jim Crow public policy and De jure segregation. Georgia joins 39.5M multi-state settlement in Anthem data breach, DeKalb County Watershed responds to brown water concerns in Oakhurst community, RCPS sets virtual open houses for specialty + school choice programs, DeKalb County to distribute 2,500 boxes of free food on Oct. 3, Excel Church to host free “Groceries to Go” Oct. 3. February 8, 2019 ASALH selected the theme to educate the public about the movement of people of African descent to new destinations as it recognizes the 400th Commemoration of Africans who arrived in the first permanent English Colony in North America in August 1619. The theme Black Migrations also explores the century’s later decades including civil rights and protest activism; electoral politics; and mass incarceration. On Common Ground News Reports While inclusive of earlier centuries, this theme focuses especially on the 20th century through today. While inclusive of earlier centuries, this theme focuses especially on the twentieth century through today. Home > ASALH Announces 2019 Black History Theme, Black Migrations ASALH’s 2019 theme Black Migrations emphasizes the movement of people of African descent to new destinations and subsequently to new social realities.