There's no reason why Black History Month shouldn't be your favorite time of year. Unless, of course, you've got no choice but to be surrounded by non-Black people who haven't a clue what they're talking about. Existence in non-Black spaces during the period we set aside to celebrate Blackness can be awkward, to say the least.
Akilah Hughes once again delivers a phenomenal take on the stages you go through when all eyes are on you during attempts at Black History Month festivities.
Nana Mensah is a Ghanaian-born New York based actress. You may have recognized her in her starring role as Sade in the acclaimed web series, An African City. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvia, and received dramatic training from The Actors Center and the Public Theater's Shakespeare Lab.