On the next to the last day of Black History Month for this year, there's an email going around that I've received in previous years entitled "Life Without Black People". Basically, it's a "what-if" black people had never been in America and what would have been lost because of their contributions in making this country what it is now; the good stuff.

Whereas it was a relatively nice representation, unfortunately, it's not quite true. The names are correct, but the extent of some of the contributions listed, or at least some of the premises that are put forth, aren't quite accurate. I could take time to post the original and then post what's right or wrong, but luckily I don't have to do that because Snopes did it for me.

Of course, the list misses a whole bunch of names, but that's okay. We're at a point where black history is supposed to be more about the celebration for a month, but the celebration of Americans throughout the year, because the impacts that some, well known or not, have made to this country. Supposed to, that is. Let's see what kind of positive history today's contributors make; more excitement to come.