{"id":50791,"date":"2022-02-01T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T17:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newrcblog.wpengine.com\/us\/en\/blog\/?p=50791"},"modified":"2025-03-13T06:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:39:00","slug":"the-journey-continues-black-history-month-2022-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/us\/en\/blog\/the-journey-continues-black-history-month-2022-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"The Journey Continues: Black History Month 2022 begins."},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlights:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The theme of Black History Month 2022 is \u201cBlack Health &amp; Wellness\u201d- examining fairness in healthcare and celebrating the legacy of Black contributors, scholars, and practitioners in Western medicine.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>Begin with a single step<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The story of Black History is the story of everyone\u2019s history. This month, we\u2019ll honor Black History Month by walking side by side with leaders of our Black Employees @ RingCentral Employee Resource Group (BE@R) as they help us understand and internalize the journey of the Black community in America. From weekly discussions of The 1619 Project to talks on genealogy, history and music, we\u2019ll face down some of the most shameful periods in human history, as well as the shining moments that connect and lift us up &#8211; together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>The hard path<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may have heard about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2019\/08\/14\/magazine\/1619-america-slavery.html\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 1619 Project.<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This Black History Month, you\u2019ll have the chance to examine it for yourself, and discuss its significance with BE@R members, and one another. 1619 goes beyond slavery and its legacy. It was also the year that a heroic and generative process commenced, one by which enslaved Africans and their free descendants would begin to profoundly alter the direction and character of the country, making an impact on everything from politics to popular culture. Join us <\/span><b>on the Black Lives Matter RCV Group. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The journey will be hard, but transformative\u2014 and we\u2019ll take it together.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"heading h3\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discussions:\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>The 1619 Project <\/b><b>&#8211; An examination of the New York Times project by Nicole Hannah-Jones which <\/b><b>places the consequences of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slavery_in_the_United_States\"><b>slavery<\/b><\/a><b> and the contributions of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black_Americans\"><b>Black Americans<\/b><\/a><b> at the very center of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_United_States\"><b>the United States<\/b><\/a><b>&#8216; national narrative<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>The 1619 Project, Part 1\u00a0 &#8211; Fight for A True Democracy<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The 1619 Project, Part 2\u00a0 &#8211; The Economy That Slavery Built<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The 1619 Project, Part 3\u00a0 &#8211; The Birth of American Music<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The 1619 Project, Part 4\u00a0 &#8211; How the Bad Blood Started<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>The 1619 Project, Part 5 &#8211;\u00a0 The Land of Our Fathers<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>A Journey Through The Black Experience<\/b><b> &#8211; A conversation series with a variety of Black employees to showcase some of the range of diversity in being Black In America<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Black And\u2026.. Intergenerational<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Black And\u2026.. Multiracial\/ Mixed Raced Family<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Black And\u2026.. Mental\/ Physical Health<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Black And\u2026.. Intersectional<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>A Black Journey Through Politics Part 1 &amp; 2 &#8211; African Americans role in the political fabric of America<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>A Black Journey Through Lineage &#8211; A look at one African Americans Journey in building his family tree<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>A Black Journey Through Time &#8211; The African American History Timeline and how it is a part of the American timeline.\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>Road mix<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Music is inextricably tied to the Black experience in America. DJ E-TRANE will continue the journey by spinning weekly sets curated to educate your mind, feed your soul, (and, yes, move your butt.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sessions:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>A Black Journey Through music with DJ E-Trane<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Feb 4 \u2013 ICONS &#8211; Highlighting the work of Black musical icons<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Feb 11 &#8211; EVOLUTION &#8211; The journey of Black music from slavery to the present day<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Feb 18 &#8211;\u00a0 MAGIC TOUCH &#8211; The influence &amp; impact of Black music across genres and artists<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Feb 25 &#8211;\u00a0 ALL TOGETHER NOW &#8211; A celebration of Black music<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>Looking back<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone wants\u2014and deserves\u2014to know where they come from. Black genealogy\u00a0records are incredibly difficult to find due to the scant nature of record keeping for African Americans prior to the Civil War.\u00a0To learn more about your own, or simply educate yourself on the challenges Black colleagues face, be sure to check out Ed Odom\u2019s discussion, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Black Journey Through Lineage \u2013 Documenting My Family Tree<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Feb. 9 (TIME\/PLACE)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading h2\"><b>Moving forward<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slavery. Freedom. Tragedy. Triumph. It\u2019s all tied together, in a time of contradiction and a land of incredible promise. As a company, we have a responsibility to examine both our failures and our successes. The same goes for us as humans. RingCentral exists to connect the world more closely. Over the course of this month, we\u2019ll examine our imperfections, adjust our perspective, and hopefully, come out on the other side better prepared to move forward, together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">#BlackHistoryMonth<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Highlights: Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.\u00a0 The theme of Black History Month 2022 is \u201cBlack Health &amp; Wellness\u201d- examining fairness in healthcare and celebrating the legacy of Black contributors, scholars, and practitioners in Western medicine. 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