Black News and Black Views with a Whole Lotta Attitude Home Latest Entertainment The Culture The Root 100 The Root 100 2025 The Root Institute Opinion Home Latest Entertainment The Culture The Root 100 The Root 100 2025 The Root Institute Opinion Black History Month , Culture , News Tragedies and Vile Racism That Happened During Black History Month From Malcolm X’s assassination to the N-word scandal at the BAFTA’s, here’s some of the many terrible Black History Month moments which impacted our community. Photo by EUGENE GARCIA/AFP , Allison Joyce, Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Black History Month is supposed to be all of the progress we’ve made as a community, but we can’t help but also remember many of the tragic Black history moments which shockingly occurred during the month of February. From Malcolm X’s 1965 assassination to the recent N-word scandal at the BAFTA Awards , it often seems like Black folks can’t ever catch a break! To view this video please by stander, Cleveland Sellers, was arrested for inciting a riot and sentenced to prison, according to the Equal Justice Project. Black folks are still recovering from the N-word heard a
