The document discusses the history and importance of Black History Month. It provides brief biographies of important historical figures who contributed to the civil rights movement, including Carter G. Woodson who founded Negro History Week, Frederick Douglass who fought against slavery, and Martin Luther King Jr. who led the civil rights movement. It also highlights achievements by African Americans such as Colin Powell being the first Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Mae Jemison being the first African American woman in space.