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Kanye Declares February Black Future Month

Hip Hop News | Trending Hip Hop Stories Whether or not people have agreed with him, Kanye has always had some polarizing takes on the Black community. In his Drink Champs interview from last year, Kanye touched on the idea of Black History Month and why he thinks we should opt for February to be Black Future Month instead. Now it looks as if 2022 might be the first year that Black Future Month will take place at least for Ye. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information Fivio Foreign tweeted last Friday (Jan. 21) that Kanye told him that this coming February would be the first Black Future Month Kayne said we doin Blacc future month dis yr.. Nomore History month. We striven for better, Fivio tweeted. Advertisement Kayne said we doin Blacc future month dis yr.. Nomore History month. We striven for better Fivio Foreign (@FivioForeign) January 21, 2022 It seems as if this has been on Yes mind for quite some time now. He spoke about it during his classic Drink Champs interview that was released back in November. Put this on Black Twitter right now Why? I need a Black Future Month, I need Black Possibility Month. Im tired of seeing us getting hosed down. Im tired of talking about slavery and about how we should only be so lucky to vote for a woman we aint seen since the election. West continued, Most Black People, we dont know . We think we came from slaves, he said at the time. We dont know our bloodline, and were given Black History Month, and we take that like its some gift to us. No, its a programming to us. Racism doesnt end until we get to a point where we stop having to put the word Black in front of it because its like were putting the rim a little bit lower for ourselves. Ye continued his argument for why there shouldnt be a Black history month, saying We shouldnt have to have a special box, a special month. What they show on Black History Month is us getting hosed down, reminding us that we were slaves. What if we had, Remember When I Cheated on You Month? Remember When You First Found the Text Messages? How does that make you feel? It makes you feel depleted and defeated. Would you celebrate Black Future Month? Read more