Happy birthday Margaret Burroughs, the iconic mother of Black museums. ... During the ’40s she taught art in Chicago elementary schools then later penned a poem and book for the ages entitled ...

It’s tradition to sing “Happy Birthday” when celebrating a friend or family member’s entrance into the world. But for many black people, the familiar birthday song alone just won’t do.

Being Black: The '80s' tells the story of how Stevie Wonder's Happy Birthday was part of a push to make Dr. King's birthday into a holiday.