Black history is too long and deep to only study for one month out of the year. We need to embrace our people and culture on a yearly basis. Therefore, we thought it would be a great idea to help you do just that.

Thanks to the people at Verizon, believe it or not, we are able to bring you five wonderful black history apps that will help you raise your level of awareness and insight when it comes to black history. We also encourage you to not only share the information you learn from the apps with your children, but allow them to play and learn as well.

1. Black Inventors Match Game
Celebrate African American inventors with best friends Myles and Ayesha as you learn who earned patents for everyday items such as the doorknob, the traffic light and lemon squeezer. Then test your IQ with a matching game. (Available for Android and iOS)

2. Then and Now Series: Black History
The Then and Now Series apps shed light on facts about different cultures. In the Black History edition, you can learn about 100 different people through biographies, images and links to video or music. Print or email the bios to share the knowledge with friends. (Available for iOS)

Here are a few more, so hopefully you will keep reading and checking them out. Make sure our next generation know this information. It is very important to our future as a people.

3. More Than a Mapp
Explore an interactive map and bring black history close to home—literally. Set your location, and nearby historically significant sites will illuminate on the map. Check out related links, photos and videos. Know of a significant location not shown? Send it in, wait for verification and create your own pinpoint for all to see and learn. (Available for Android and iOS)

4. Black History Quiz
Test your knowledge of important black figures with multiple-choice questions. If you don’t know an answer, learn as you go—you won’t be able to move onto the next question until you get it right. (Available for Android and via the Amazon App Store)

5. The Root
Update your perspective with The Root, an inclusionary news source that features writing by prominent African American writers. In addition to political, social, cultural and racial commentary, tune in to podcasts and view slideshows for an interactive, visual news experience. (Available for Android and iOS)

SOUND OFF: Will you try these apps or do you have better ones you use?

Source: Verizon