Martin Baker
“Black history celebrates events from our storied past. But I believe we must also look at the moments we did not bask in the brightest light,” said Martin Baker, a Project 21 ambassador and co-founder of Move On Up, a Black conservative organization. “We must address the things that have brought shame to our culture, and then highlight the ways we have overcome them and continue to add to the legacy of Black America. We cannot allow our history to be rewritten with initiatives like the ‘1619 Project’ or critical race theory. We stand at a vital time to show Black Americans that Black history — the good and the bad — is American history.”