February is Black History Month here in the United States. Since 1976, every president has set aside the month to honor and remember African American history.

Clark Atlanta professor Daniel Black discusses the merits of Black History Month

But is designating one month just for Black History appropriate? We tackle that question in the first part of our series about Black History Month.

We discuss this idea with Daniel Black. Black is an award-winning novelist and an African American Studies Professor at Clark Atlanta University.