The National Museum of African American History and Culture, the 19th museum of the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. opened on September 24^th of 2016. With over 40,000 artifacts, it is the only national museum devoted solely to African American life, history, and culture. And in a time when American history is being rewritten to represent the stony road we trod as smooth, and our bitter chastening rod as sweet, we must not only recall and retell our history, but we must remember that we are black history.

Psalms 78:6-7 says, “so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. [So] then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.”

So today and every day – say it loud! I’m black and I’m proud! For this is your strong beloved, and this is your Maximize Moment.