Well, February is Black History Month and students across the district are preparing for the African American History Challenge.

It is an academic quiz show that airs right here on Vegas PBS.

We caught up with high schoolers at Advanced Technologies Academy as they prepare to compete.

now what we're doing is we're preparing for the African-American history challenge it's kind of like Jeopardy, where we quiz each other these history questions and we study over trivia.

And we also retain this information.

There are definitely questions that most people would not know, You have to study is it's a lot of study.

You know, it's just another it's basically another class we're going into.

So as long as we have, it's like teaches us good studying habits.

So, you know, it's just another class.

According to Pew Research Center, approximately what percentage of businesses are owned by black women?

29%.

we like to divide up the work between our group.

So one person, for example, will take two categories and study them very, very well.

And then we just really just try and practice because practice makes perfect.

I am studying the visual arts as well as music music.

And I didn't know a lot about how black people have impacted opera music.

And so I believe that that was an insane fact and I just really enjoy that.

African American history is honestly inspiring.

A lot of the stories that I've come across are frankly, something that I've never known about before, and I want other people to know about them as well Being able to educate yourself on things of this nature is just a really powerful tool.

As someone who personally went to a PWI, a predominantly white institution, I didn't know a lot about my history as a black person.

And so I believe that knowing these basic foundational facts about our history, it's very important for us to be able to advertise it and portray us as as positive.

I think no matter what your ethnic or racial background is, you have a duty to learn what's been going on for, you know, the past 300 years.

And I think as someone who isn't necessarily a part of the black community, I have a lot of friends who are and I guess this is just a way for me to learn more about their culture I want people to know how great African-Americans could be in the Las Vegas community, especially African-American youth.

I just love learning about my history.

So proud of all of these students.

Good luck to Team Aztec and of course, all of the teams competing this year.

The Clark County Black Caucus and sixties Black Student Union hosted the challenge.

We had the chance to sit down with organizers and some additional competitors to learn more about the significance of this wonderful competition.

black history is American history, that we are successful, we are doctors, we are chefs, we are artists, and we're not going away anytime soon.

And what about you?

Caitlin and I like to take away about us educate each other is important as a black community, as we educate each other and learn about our facts.

Because sometimes the most of the facts I really didn't know about until I did that history challenge.

So it's important to educate each one of us And you can catch our entire conversation online at Vegas pbs.org.

Then don't miss this year's African American History Challenge.

A debuts on Monday, February 26, at 7:30 p.m. right here on Vegas PBS.