Black History Month: Black history about impact, people - 'we have to go deeper' Darren Iozia, darren.iozia@myjournalcourier.com FacebookTwitterEmail 2of3 Seirra Helmer, 24, believes that teaching children about prominent Black figures is a great way to provide role models from a younger age helping shape children’s future and dreams.Photo providedShow MoreShow Less 3of3 Seirra Helmer grew up attending school and, like others in Jacksonville, learning about Black history from slavery to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It wasn’t until her college years that she realized there was a lot more out there to learn about Black history and a lot more Black Americans who have played important roles in U.S. history.