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I am Chief Master Sergeant Vanessa 

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Arthur . I'm the sel for the 3 54th 

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medical group here at Elson . So to me , 

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Black History Month is a time to 

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celebrate and recognize contributions 

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of African Americans throughout the 

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various eras . Most people tend to 

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focus on the enslaved time periods or 

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civil rights leaders . But there are 

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various contributions that African 

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Americans have made . So whether it be 

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through fashion , through music , 

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through dance , through the arts in 

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general , there's more to it . And so 

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this is really a time for people to 

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learn things that are not included in 

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the history books or just have 

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conversations that you may not have on 

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a daily basis to educate and learn from 

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others .