By leah jones
Finding commercial Black History Month décor can prove difficult. Your best bet is ordering from Black-owned businesses or getting creative with symbolism in your decorations.
Celebrate BHM with signature colors of black, yellow, green and red displayed throughout your home. These represent Black people’s melanated skin, optimism and justice, Africa’s rich greenery and Black blood shed respectively.
Chains are an important symbol in Black history. Decorate the ceiling with black, yellow, green and red paper-chain garland.
Set up table centerpieces or art pieces with the Pan-African flag colors (red, black, green) to represent unity amongst the Black diaspora and Black liberation.
Decorate doors with fake tree branches featuring small photos of key figures in Black history or members of your own family tree to represent Black roots.
Create an art wall featuring artwork and photography from Black artists and photographers. You could also include portraits from famous Black figures.
Display a photo wall of your family tree starting from the furthest known generation/family members to now in chronological order to show off your lineage.
Make a motivational quote wall with quotes from Black leaders like Maya Angelou, Malcolm X, James Baldwin, Martin Luther King Jr. and more to inspire your family and friends.
Paint your own stepping stones to put in a garden, front yard or backyard with key dates, moments or events in Black history to represent the paths taken for progress.
Kente cloth is often worn by Black Americans (and others in the diaspora) to represent pride in African heritage as well as Black unity. This BHM, hang kente cloth or display it across chairs or couches.
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